plum·bism

(plŭm′bĭz′əm)

Chronic lead poisoning.

[From Latin plumbum, lead.]

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plumbism

(ˈplʌmˌbɪzəm)

(Pathology) chronic lead poisoning

[C19: from Latin plumbum lead]

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lead′ poi′soning

(lɛd)
n.

a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma.

[1875–80]

plumbism

an acute toxic condition caused by the absorption of lead into the body by skin contact, ingestion, or inhalation; lead poisoning. Also called saturnism.

plum·bism

n. plumbismo, envenenamiento crónico con plomo.

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In opium users described by van't Klooster et al., the basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, possibly a consequence of lead-induced ribonuclease inhibition, plus the gingival lead line, enhanced the clinical suspicion of plumbism; however, these findings are neither clinically sensitive nor specific.

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Akanno, "Gunshot-induced plumbism in an adult male," Journal of the National Medical Association, vol.

Lead Poisoning Can Be Easily Misdiagnosed as Acute Porphyria and Nonspecific Abdominal Pain

Systemic medical conditions diagnosed in these birds included West Nile virus (4/54, 7.4%), head trauma (3/54, 5.6%), plumbism and Salmonella Pullorum (1/54, 1.9%), Marek's disease (1/54, 1.9%), leukocytosis (1/54, 1.9%), and hyperglycemia (1/54, 1.9%).

J Zoo Wildl Med.: Retrospective investigation of cataract management in avian species in a zoologic collection

3.In humans, plumbism is chronic poisoning due to the absorption of what into the body?

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Evaluation of medicinal herbs in amelioration of plumbism in rats.

What is the benefit of garlic supplementation to Pb intoxicated rats?

Renal function 17 to 23 years after chelation therapy for childhood plumbism. Kidney Int 42(5):1226-1231.

Blood lead level and measured glomerular filtration rate in children with chronic kidney disease

He was seeing plumbism (lead intoxication) in battery-factory workers, and thought to try this new chelation treatment.

Chelation therapy: stepping into the next 60 years: a historical commentary

(27) 4 out of 6 patients treated for renal failure who developed gout de novo has underlying plumbism. (28)

EDTA chelation safely reduces lead burden in the family practice setting

The syndrome of childhood plumbism caused by the ingestion of lead is believed to affect more than 2 million American preschool-aged children.

Study of chelation therapy should not be abandoned

For example, cats suffering plumbism (lead poisoning) "have led to the discovery and successful treatment of lead toxicity in children living in the same household," according to the journal.

House protected by feline Sentinels

The study included 24 healthy controls, 12 patients with clinical plumbism and biochemical demonstration of lead poisoning, 18 patients with chronic renal failure with no evidence of high lead storage, and 8 patients with chronic renal failure with high urinary excretion of lead (greater than 600 [micro]g/72 h after calcium EDTA).

Nephrotoxicity of cadmium & lead