Citation

Marino PE, Landrigan PJ, Graef J, Nussbaum A, Bayan G, Boch K, Boch S. Am. J. Public Health 1990; 80(10): 1183-1185.

Affiliation

Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2119148

PMCID

PMC1404824

Abstract

We describe a series of four cases of childhood lead poisoning and two cases of adult lead toxicity in a professional family exposed to lead dust and fume during renovation of a rural farmhouse. Initial blood lead levels in the children ranged from 2.70 to 4.20 microM/L (56 to 87 microns/dl) and all four required chelation therapy. Lead-based paint poisoning, a well recognized entity among young children in poor, urban neighborhoods, is not confined exclusively to such areas.

Language: en