Cardiopulmonary Effects of Acute Thallium Poisoning

Gastrointestinal distress and alopecia are the most commonly reported symptoms of acute thallium intoxication; however, cardiac and pulmonary disease may dominate the acute stages of the disease. We report four cases which illustrate the importance of cardiac and respiratory disease in this syndrome...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1984-02, Vol.85 (2), p.236-240
Hauptverfasser:	Roby, David S., Fein, Alan M., Bennett, Richard H., Morgan, Laura S., Zatuchni, Jacob, Lippmann, Michael L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Aged Alopecia - chemically induced Biological and medical sciences Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases Electrocardiography Female Heart Diseases - chemically induced Heart Diseases - diagnosis Heart Diseases - physiopathology Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases - chemically induced Lung Diseases - diagnosis Lung Diseases - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Metals and various inorganic compounds Middle Aged Radiography Thallium - poisoning Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	Gastrointestinal distress and alopecia are the most commonly reported symptoms of acute thallium intoxication; however, cardiac and pulmonary disease may dominate the acute stages of the disease. We report four cases which illustrate the importance of cardiac and respiratory disease in this syndrome.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.85.2.236