A case report of lead paint poisoning during renovation of a Victorian farmhouse

P.E. Marino, P.J. Landrigan, J. Graef, A. Nussbaum, G. Bayan, K. Boch and S. Boch

American Journal of Public Health, 1990, vol. 80, issue 10, 1183-1185

Abstract: We describe a series of four cases of childhood lead poisoning and two cases of adult lead toxicity in a professional family exposed to lead dust and fume during renovation of a rural farmhouse. Initial blood lead levels in the children ranged from 2.70 to 4.20 μM/L (56 to 87 μm/dl) and all four required chelation therapy. Lead-based paint poisoning, a well recognized entity among young children in poor, urban neighborhoods, is not confined exclusively to such areas.

Date: 1990
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