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ArticleJournal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology2024

A Case of Severe Lead Encephalopathy with Cardiac Arrest Managed During a Chelation Shortage.

Damilola Idowu, Zachary Gray, Matthew Stanton, William Rushton, David Gummin

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Article in Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Damilola IdowuDivision of Medical Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA. dkedabol@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0000-5266-2864
Zachary GrayDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
Matthew StantonDivision of Medical Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
William RushtonAlabama Poison Information Center, 1600 7th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
David GumminDivision of Medical Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USAmerican Association of Poison Control Centers · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFor many years, the standard of care in the USA has been to treat acute lead encephalopathy with a combination parenteral dimercaprol (BAL) and CaNa CASE REPORT: A 24-month-old male was brought by ambulance to an emergency department (ED) with new onset seizures and sustained a cardiac arrest. An initial blood lead concentration returned at 263 mcg/dl. The hospital was unable to obtain CaNa DISCUSSION: The combination of DMSA and BAL was effective in rapidly decreasing whole blood lead concentrations. Drug shortages continue to have implications for the management of poisoned patients. This case highlights how shortages of chelating agents complicate patient care.

Indexed as

Brain DiseasesHeart ArrestLead PoisoningChelating AgentsChildChild, PreschoolEdetic AcidHumansLeadMaleSuccimerChelating AgentsEdetic AcidLeadSuccimer

Identifiers

PMID37843802
PMCPMC10774239
OpenAlexW4387662103

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