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[Chronic lead poisoning-- a" forgotten" cause of anemia]
Ioana Dana Alexa1, Irina Ligia Mihalache, Larisa Panaghiu
1Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica IV Medicală-Nefrologie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
Abstract:
We present the case of a female patient with a chronic hypersideremic anemia associated with digestive and neurological symptoms, with a long time ignored toxic history. The diagnose was based on very high levels of lead in serum and urine, very high levels of D-aminolaevulinic acid in the urine, and the presence of basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in the smear of the patient. Lead intoxication was due to ingestion of home-made alcohol (domestic devices made from lead mixtures) and of yogurt preserved in lead-glazed mugs.
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