Fatal lead encephalopathy following foreign body ingestion: Case report

C. David Hugelmeyer; John C. Moorhead; Lindsey Horenblas; Marc J. Bayer

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(88)90013-3

Fatal lead encephalopathy following foreign body ingestion: Case report

C. David Hugelmeyer, John C. Moorhead, Lindsey Horenblas, Marc J. Bayer

Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

A 23-month-old female child presented to an emergency department with a mild, nonspecific gastrointestinal illness and periodic fussiness and irritability; the initial physical examination was nonfocal and nondiagnostic. Rapid decompensation quickly ensued. Postmortem examination of hematologic laboratory data and reevaluation of radiographs showed a metallic foreign body in the stomach. Diagnosis of rapidly fatal lead encephalopathy was confirmed by finding toxic serum lead and elevated delta-aminolevulinic (ALA) levels in postmortem blood.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	397-400
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(88)90013-3
State	Published - 1988

Keywords

encephalopathy
foreign body ingestion
lead toxicity

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