Erythrocyte protoporphyrin IX as a diagnostic and therapy evaluating tool in lead poisoning
| Autor: | Zuñiga-Charles Ma, Molina-Ballesteros G, Gonzalez-Ramirez Jd |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Erythrocytes Porphyrins Erythrocyte protoporphyrin Protoporphyrins Gastroenterology Lead poisoning chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Environmental Chemistry Humans General Environmental Science business.industry Penicillamine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Aminolevulinic Acid medicine.disease Lead Poisoning chemistry Lead Protoporphyrin business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Archives of environmental health. 36(1) |
| ISSN: | 0003-9896 |
| Popis: | After lead poisoning was confirmed in nine adult males industrially exposed to lead dusts, therapy was instituted with oral penicillamine. Several laboratory examinations confirmed diagnosis, and also monitored the efficiency of penicillamine therapy. This study sought to investigate the usefulness of protoporphyrin determination in erythrocytes as a tool in diagnostic and therapy-evaluating studies. This determination seems to be a good clinical aid in diagnosis, but is a poor monitor to project eventual recovery of lead-poisoned patients in short-term studies. |
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