TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Nausea, vomiting, and weight loss in a young adult patient with a history of a gunshot wound
JO  - Pediatric emergency care
A1  - James, Jessica
A1  - Fitzgibbon, James
A1  - Blackford, Martha
SP  - 616
EP  - 618
VL  - 32
IS  - 9
N2  - Assessing victims of gunshot wounds with retained bullets/bullet fragments for lead toxicity is not always considered until the patient develops signs and symptoms of toxicity. We discuss the case of a 19-year-old young man who received a diagnosis of chronic lead toxicity (serum lead concentration 51 μg/dL) 5 weeks after a hunting accident. Extensive wound debridement occurred following the accident; however, lead toxicity was not diagnosed until after his fourth emergency department visit. Oral chelation therapy was required for the management of his lead toxicity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-5161
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000000572
ID  - ref1
ER  -