A case of lead poisoning due to snooker chalk.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 3 year, 9 month old child with pica presented with a blood lead concentration of 1.74 micromol/l (360 microg/l). The source of poisoning was snooker chalk (lead content 7200 microg/g). She was treated with intravenous calcium disodium edetate chelation. Thirty months later her blood lead was 0.39 micromol/l (80 microg/l). This case illustrates the need to be vigilant for more unusual causes of lead poisoning in the home.
Medical subject headings
- Calcium Carbonate
- Lead Poisoning
- Pica
- Recreation