Open AccessAcute alopecia: Evidence to thallium poisoning
Author(s) -
Subramanian Senthilkumaran,
N Balamurugan,
Narendra Nath Jena,
Ritesh G. Menezes,
Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_82_16
Subject(s) - thallium , accidental , medicine , intensive care medicine , dermatology , medical emergency , materials science , metallurgy , physics , acoustics
Thallium is a toxic heavy metal often involved in criminal poisonings and occasionally in accidental poisoning. Here, we report a case of acute, nonintentional thallium poisoning due to thallium-contaminated alternative medicine for its rarity and to create awareness about the combination of rapid, diffuse alopecia with neurologic and gastrointestinal symptoms among practitioners, professionals, public, and policymakers.