Acute brain herniation from lead toxicity.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 4-year-old black boy was admitted to the hospital with vomiting, low-grade fever, and dehydration that were thought to be caused by viral gastroenteritis. He proceeded over the next 12 hours to rapidly deteriorate with brain herniation leading to brain death. The ultimate cause of death was found to be acute lead intoxication from a swallowed foreign body.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalocele
- Foreign Bodies
- Lead Poisoning