Open AccessA case report of lead paint poisoning during renovation of a Victorian farmhouse.
Author(s) -
Phyllis E. Marino,
Philip J. Landrigan,
John W. Graef,
Abraham M. Nussbaum,
Gregory Bayan,
K. Boch,
Steven Boch
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.10.1183
Subject(s) - lead poisoning , environmental health , lead (geology) , lead exposure , blood lead level , chelation therapy , medicine , poison control , geography , psychiatry , cats , geomorphology , geology , alternative medicine , pathology
We describe a series of four cases of childhood lead poisoning and two cases of adult lead toxicity in a professional family exposed to lead dust and fume during renovation of a rural farmhouse. Initial blood lead levels in the children ranged from 2.70 to 4.20 microM/L (56 to 87 microns/dl) and all four required chelation therapy. Lead-based paint poisoning, a well recognized entity among young children in poor, urban neighborhoods, is not confined exclusively to such areas.