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Bilateral Wrist Drop Due to Lead Poisoning in a Young Woman With Opium Addiction
- Source :
- Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, Vol 15 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publishing, 2022.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11795476
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b2597ef9224242f98b0ac04c6b9aea51
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476221103813