Radiographic findings in congenital lead poisoning

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.136.1.6770416· OSTI ID:7098243

Pearl, M; Boxt, L M

Because lead crosses the placenta throughout pregnancy, the fetus is at risk for lead poisoning. A full term, asymptomatic child was born with congenital lead poisoning secondary to maternal pica. Radiographic findings of a dense cranial vault, lead lines, and delayed skeletal and deciduous dental development were noted at birth. After chelation therapy, when the patient was seven months old, radiographs revealed normal skeletal maturation. Tooth eruption did not occur until 15 months of age. Newborn infants with these radiographic findings should be screened for subclinical, congenital lead poisoning.

• Research Organization: Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 7098243
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 136:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHILDREN
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
FETUSES
SKELETAL DISEASES
LEAD
TOXICITY
CHELATING AGENTS
DIAGNOSIS
INFANTS
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
PLACENTA
PREGNANCY
TEETH
AGE GROUPS
ANIMALS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
FETAL MEMBRANES
MALFORMATIONS
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
MEMBRANES
METALS
NEONATES
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORAL CAVITY
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PRIMATES
RADIOLOGY
VERTEBRATES
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