A rare case report of lead encephalopathy due to high blood lead level

Farnoosh Masbough; Shahin Shadnia; Mitra Rahimi; Soheil Roshanzamiri; Peyman Erfantalab Evini; Babak Mostafazadeh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7663

A rare case report of lead encephalopathy due to high blood lead level

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jul 5;11(7):e7663. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7663. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Farnoosh Masbough¹, Shahin Shadnia², Mitra Rahimi², Soheil Roshanzamiri¹, Peyman Erfantalab Evini², Babak Mostafazadeh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
² Toxicological Research Center, Excellence Center & Department of Clinical Toxicology, School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.

Abstract

Here we report a case of lead poisoning having a serum lead level of 412 mcg dL^-1 who presented with decreasing level of consciousness and recurrent seizures. He responded well to treatment with chelation therapy.

Keywords: chelation therapy; encephalopathy; lead poisoning; neurotoxicity.

Publication types

Case Reports