مسمومیت سرب

Also known as saturnism, plumbism, lead intoxication, lead toxicity

بالا بودن میزان سرب در بدن که به‌ویژه بر مغز تأثیر می‌گذارد

Other names: Plumbism, colica pictorum, saturnism, Devon colic , painter's colic.
Specialty: Toxicology
Symptoms: Intellectual disability , abdominal pain, constipation , headaches, irritability, memory problems, inability to have children , tingling in the hands and feet.
Complications: Anemia , seizures , coma .
Causes: Exposure to lead via contaminated air, water, dust, food, consumer products.
Risk factors: Young age, pica .
Diagnostic method: Blood lead level
Differential diagnosis: Iron deficiency anemia , malabsorption , ADHD , anxiety disorder , polyneuropathy
Prevention: Removing lead from the home, improved monitoring and education in the workplace, laws that ban lead in products.
Treatment: Chelation therapy
Medication: Dimercaprol , edetate calcium disodium , succimer .
Deaths: 540,000 per year (as of 2016)