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Nachammai R Chinnakaruppan1, Steven Matthew Marcus
1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA 18105-1556, USA. abiarun53@gmail.com
Context:
Congenital lead poisoning is uncommon and there is no consensus on the management of the newborn.
Case Details:
A female infant was born to a lead-burdened woman identified by screening just prior to delivery. Maternal blood lead level (BLL) was 58 μg/dL. The infant's BLL on the second day of life was 72 μg/dL with a free erythrocyte protoporphyrin level of 175 μg/dL. The child was managed by an exchange transfusion followed by chelation. The BLL 6 h after exchange transfusion was 11.4 μg/dL. Follow-up 2 years later showed a BLL of 9 μg/dL and normal development.
Discussion:
We present the details of a case of congenital lead poisoning treated aggressively which appears to have resulted in a favorable outcome.
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