عنوان به زبان ديگر :
ABDOMINAL PAIN DUE TO LEAD-CONTAMINATED OPIUM: A NEW SOURCE OF INORGANIC LEAD POISONING IN IRAN
پديد آورندگان :
Masoodi Mohsen نويسنده , Zali Mohammad-Reza نويسنده , Ehsani-Ardakani Mohammad-Javad نويسنده , Mohammad-Alizadeh Amir-Hoshang نويسنده , Aiassofi Kazenl نويسنده , Aghazadeh Rahim نويسنده , Shavakhi Ahmad نويسنده , Somi Mohammad-Hossein نويسنده , Antikchi Mohammad -Hossein نويسنده , Yazdani Saeed نويسنده
چكيده لاتين :
Although the incidence of occupational and adult lead poisoning has declined, the problem still
exists. We encountered three patients with lead poisoning in Iran, all of whom associated with
presented with diffuse abdominal pain, which was at times colicky in nature, anemia, constipation,
nausea, vomiting, and slightly abnormal liver biochemistries. A history of opium ingestion was
present in each of these patients. None of the patients reported known occupational exposure to
toxins. Diagnoses of lead poisoning were confirmed through the detection of elevated blood lead
levels. The cause of lead poisoning was attributed to the ingestion of contaminated opium. Opium
adulterated with lead had not been previously recognized as a source of lead poisoning in Iran. It
is, therefore, pointed out that lead poisoning should be considered as a differential diagnosis for
acute abdominal colic of unclear cause in patients with opium addiction.
