Lead Poisoning From Cocktail Glasses

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs. Jane Porter(1776-1850) A MAN and his wife acquired plumbism by drinking repeatedly from cocktail glasses decorated with lead-based paint. Report of Cases A 53-year-old geophysicist entered the coronary care unit for investigation of progressively severe precordial pain of three weeks' duration. He also complained of fatigue and constipation. For eight years, he had received methyldopa, 1 gm daily, as treatment for systemic arterial hypertension. On examination, his blood pressure was 140/90 mm Hg; pulse, 78 beats per minute; respiratons, 12/min; and temperature, 37 C. His cardiac and pulmonary findings were normal, and his liver and spleen were not enlarged. Chest roentgenogram and serial electrocardiograms were normal. Hemoglobin concentration, however, was 9.7 gm/100 ml and hematocrit reading, 30%. Total leukocyte count was 8,400/cu mm and platelet count, 350,000/cu mm. Reticulocyte count

This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: