Resumen

PILA PEREZ, Rafael; PILA PELAEZ, Rafael; HOLGUIN PRIETO, Víctor A  y  LOPEZ PELAEZ, Lisel. Lead poisoning. A case report. AMC [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

A case of a 62 year-old patient with lead poisoning and labor antecedents of having been in contact with this metal is presented. This disease may affect children and also adults, in which constant clinical manifestations are digestive symptoms like abdominal chronic pain and anemia, although, may show up neurological and cardiovascular alterations, among other. The serious health public problem that it supposes and the importance of thinking on this ailment to be able to carry out a precocious diagnosis is stood out.

Palabras clave : Lead poisoning; classification; metals; toxicity.

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