Citation

Franco G, Cottica D, Minoia C. Am. J. Ind. Med. 1994; 25(2): 291-296.

Affiliation

Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Occupazionale e di comunità dell'Università di Pavia, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8147401

Abstract

This report describes a case of lead poisoning occurring in an electrician as the result of an unusual personal habit, namely, the chewing of lead-containing coatings of electric wires. A coating chewing test showed that a few minutes after beginning chewing, saliva lead concentration increased from 10 micrograms/l to several milligrams per liter. This case is an example of poisoning caused by an occupationally related source (coatings containing lead) as a consequence of a singular and unconventional worker's habit.

Language: en