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Case Reports
. 1990 Oct;80(10):1183-5.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.80.10.1183.

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

P E Marino  1 , P J Landrigan, J Graef, A Nussbaum, G Bayan, K Boch, S Boch
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A case report of lead paint poisoning during renovation of a Victorian farmhouse

P E Marino et al. Am J Public Health. 1990 Oct.

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 microM/L (56 to 87 microns/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.

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