Multiple Brain Calcification in Chronic Lead Poisoning.
- Author:
Sung Ryul KIM
;
Byoung Gwon KIM
;
Young Seoub HONG
;
Do Won DAM
;
Soon Seob CHOI
;
Kap Yull JUNG
;
Joon Youn KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Occupational lead poisoning;
Brain calcification;
Computed Tomography
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Anemia;
Basal Ganglia;
Brain*;
Dizziness;
Hematologic Tests;
Humans;
Lead Poisoning*;
Male;
Memory;
Neural Conduction;
Osmeriformes;
Plants;
Polyneuropathies;
Zinc
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1995;28(2):398-405
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of occupational lead poisoning employed in a secondary lead smelting plant for 12 years. The patient was 39-year-old male and had been felt dizziness, recent memory impairment and intermittent severe abdominal pain for 2 years. On admission, blood lead level was 92.9 microgram/dl, urinary lead level was 19,9 microgram/l and zinc protoporphyrin level was 226.0 microgram/dl. On the blood test, hemoglobin was 10.6 g/dl and showed normocytic normochromic anemia. There were no abnormal findings in the biochemical and hormonal tests. Decrease of I.Q. and use of words in speaking were found in the psychiatric and psychologic examinations. We observed the finding of motor polyneuropathy in the nerve conduction velocity test. Computed tomographic finding showed calcification lesions in the basal ganglia, dentate nuclei, caudate nuclei, and especially characteristic multiple calcifications were located in the subcortical white matter.
