Original scientific paper

Lead in cerebrospinal fluid in clinical lead poisoning

Danica Prpić ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, Zagreb
T. Beritić ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, Zagreb

Abstract

The analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid lead concentration was performed in 43 patients exposed to lead oxide dust (Group I - 15 patients), lead tetraethyl (Group III - 15 patients), and using lead-glazed pottery (Group II - 13 patients). A group of 10 persons with no known exposure to lead was examined, in the same way and served as - controls. The results have shown that on the average the fluid lead concentrations in the exposed persons were higher than in the control group. The concentrations ranged from 0-82 in Group I, from 0-104 in Group II, from 0-40 in Group III, and from 0-18 µg Pb/100 ml fluid in the control group. Although the cerebrospinal fluid lead concentrations were not always correlated with clinical and other signs of poisoning, it is worth noting that an increased fluid lead concentration in lead poisoning is possible.

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Hrčak ID:

177399

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/177399

Publication date:

18.12.1967.

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