Swamp stone a dangerous source of lead oxide poisoning: report of 5 cases in a family
This case series reports lead poisoning with ”Swamp stone” powder in a family. Swamp stone contains heavy metals with poisoning potentials. The chelating agent had more efficiency in parents than their children in lowering the blood level lead. It is important to find sources for lead poisoning and educate population.
Abbas Aghabiklooei, Department of forensic medicine and toxicology, Iran University of medical sciences, Firouzgar hospital, Toxicology ward, Tehran, Iran. aghabikloo,a@iums.ac.ir , ORCID: 0000000171625866
Nazanin Zamani, MD, Resident of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hazrat- e Rasool General Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences(IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Nazanin.zamani71@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0001-7172-9112 (Corresponding authors)