Plumbism is an older word that you don't hear very often these days. It is another term used for lead poisoning. This serious disease is caused by exposure to high levels of lead usually over long ...

THE present study explores the quantitative analysis of lead in hair as an aid in the diagnosis of chronic, mild or subacute lead poisoning in children. Hair, one of the lesser known sites for lead ...

DESCRIPTIONS of lead poisoning include repeated observations that persons or animals with apparently similar exposure may have different degrees of severity of symptoms. The ability to make accurate ...

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Upper-class men and women in ancient Egypt commonly defined their eyes with kohl—a dark powder made from lead sulfide.

We evaluated D-penicillamine (PCN) to determine its efficacy in low-level plumbism (25-40 mcg/dl). Two groups were compared: Cases (n=84) were treated with PCN; controls (n=37) received no chelation ...