A Challenge between Central Nervous System Infection and Lead Toxicity: Opioid Case Reports from Iran
Although lead pollution has long been known as a cause of poisoning, it has remained a challenge to reliably diagnose it due to its common symptoms in various diseases. In this article, we report two cases of acute loss of consciousness due to the ingestion of opium-contaminated with lead. The repor...
Main Authors: | Minoosh Shabani, Maryam Nasiri, Zohreh Aminzadeh, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2019-03-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_44518_76adefa65f001c2700ee13c814b56f0d.pdf |
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