1. Bilateral Wrist Drop Due to Lead Poisoning in a Young Woman With Opium Addiction.
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Azadeh, Hossein, Gholami, Farhad, Zakariaei, Zakaria, Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat, and Soleymani, Mostafa
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SUBSTANCE abuse , *HOSPITAL emergency services , *OPIUM , *LEAD poisoning , *WOMEN , *GASTROINTESTINAL diseases , *RISK assessment , *WRIST , *DISEASE risk factors , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
Opium addiction can cause symptoms in the central or peripheral neurological systems, as well as gastrointestinal disorders and anemia; in such situations, lead poisoning should be considered and chelation therapy should be started as soon as possible. In adults, lead poisoning is an unusual cause of abdominal pain. A common form of lead neuropathy includes weakness of the wrist and finger extensors. We describe a 24-year-old female who developed severe lead poisoning after 3 years of opium consumption, leading to gastrointestinal complaints and bilateral wrist drops. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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