"Heavy Metal": Management of lead toxicity following a gunshot injury with retained lead fragments, a case report.
Chelation therapy
Lead poisoning
Poison control centers
Poisons
Toxicology
Journal
Toxicology reports
ISSN: 2214-7500
Titre abrégé: Toxicol Rep
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 101630272
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
21
09
2023
revised:
30
10
2023
accepted:
07
11
2023
medline:
29
11
2023
pubmed:
29
11
2023
entrez:
29
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There is limited literature on managing chronic lead exposure from non-removable sources such as lead fragments. In this case report, we present the complexities and clinical considerations involved in treating an elderly patient who sustained a comminuted knee fracture due to a gunshot wound, complicated by retained lead fragments. This case highlights the absence of comprehensive guidelines for managing chronic lead exposure when complete fragment removal is impractical. It also emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to decision-making, while considering patient autonomy in such unique clinical scenarios.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38021473
doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.11.004
pii: S2214-7500(23)00131-2
pmc: PMC10665592
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
444-448Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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