Blood Lead Levels in Opium-Poisoned Children: One Cross-Sectional Study in Iran
| العنوان: | Blood Lead Levels in Opium-Poisoned Children: One Cross-Sectional Study in Iran |
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| المؤلفون: | Chouhdari, Arezoo, Farnaghi, Fariba, Hassanian-Moghaddam, Hossein, Zamani, Nasim, Sabeti, Shahram, Shahrabi Farahani, Hadi |
| المصدر: | Addiction & Health |
| بيانات النشر: | Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Lead, Original Article, Opium, Child |
| الوصف: | Background Lead poisoning is now more common due to accidental or intentional exposure to opium impregnated with lead. We aimed to determine the relationship between the blood lead levels (BLLs) and basic characteristics in opium-poisoned children. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 32 children younger than 13 years old who had been admitted to Loghman Hakim Poison Center, Tehran, Iran, due to opium poisoning, were evaluated for BLLs. Patients’ demographics, symptoms, signs, and lab tests were evaluated as well as the BLLs. Findings The median and range of age in children with opium poisoning were 14 and 141 months with minimum and maximum age of 3 and 144 months, respectively, and 62.5% were boys. Their mean BLL was 9.78 ± 3.44 μg/dl and in 70% of opium-poisoned children, BLL was ≥ 5 μg/dl. There was a significant difference between mean BLLs in girls and boys (17.07 ± 6.57 μg/dl in girls and 6.61 ± 3.22 μg/dl in boys, P = 0.02). We found a significant correlation between BLL and hemoglobin (Hb) level. In very low Hb level (< 8 g/dl), the BLL was higher but with increasing Hb level, BLL increased as well; in Hb levels > 14 g/dl, BLL decreased again (P = 0.01). Conclusion Although none of the children needed chelation therapy, strategies should be developed to prevent children from being exposed to opium and other materials impregnated with lead regarding its effects on all organs of children. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2008-8469 2008-4633 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid________::1a1c9a9c79133b95ba9d7535e05fa30f http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7679490 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.pmid..........1a1c9a9c79133b95ba9d7535e05fa30f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20088469 20084633 |
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