title: Acute brain herniation from lead toxicity.
abstract: A 4-year-old black boy was admitted to the hospital with vomiting, low-grade fever, and dehydration that were thought to be caused by viral gastroenteritis. He proceeded over the next 12 hours to rapidly deteriorate with brain herniation leading to brain death. The ultimate cause of death was found to be acute lead intoxication from a swallowed foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis Children's Clinic, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA. sheldon.berkowitz@childrensmn.org
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarrago
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000139:chemically induced*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male