A case report of lead paint poisoning during renovation of a Victorian farmhouse

Bibliographic Data

ID11033263
AuthorsPhyllis E Marino (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), P J LANDRIGAN, J Graef, John W Graef, Abraham M Nussbaum (0000-0002-7593-0523), A Nussbaum, G Bayan, K Boch, S Boch
Year1990
Volume80
Issue10
Pages1183-1185
Publication date1990-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.80.10.1183
PMID2119148
OpenAlexW2060243065
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited21

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

Blood lead level · Chelation therapy · Environmental health · Geography · Lead (geology) · Lead exposure · Lead poisoning · Poison control · Psychiatry · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Medicine · Mercury impact and mitigation studies · Trace Elements in Health