Symptoms of chronic thallium poisoning?

summary

Thallium poisoning is mostly caused by oral administration of thallium salt or topical application of thallium containing ointment in the treatment of tinea (which is not used in China now). A few cases are caused by misuse of thallium containing rodenticides, insecticides and mosquito killers.

Symptoms of chronic thallium poisoning?

Acute thallium poisoning often occurs in a few hours to 24 hours, such as nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (or constipation), skin and mucous membrane bleeding, tachycardia and other arrhythmias, elevated blood pressure, liver and kidney damage, alopecia, multiple neuritis, and acute thallium encephalitis, Headache, drowsiness, insanity, hallucination, convulsion, tremor, delirium, coma, etc,

The sick child has pulmonary edema, dyspnea, even respiratory failure, shock, etc., and may die within a few days. If the patient is poisoned due to long-term application of thallium salt in the treatment of tinea, the symptoms will attack slowly. The sick child may have fatigue, depression, insomnia, excitement, nausea, vomiting, paresthesia, acromegalgia, finger tremor, muscle weakness,

Blepharoptosis, strabismus, mydriasis, facial muscle rigidity, retrobulbar optic neuritis, optic atrophy, blindness, in addition, anemia, gingivitis and gingival blue line, alopecia, pale marks or shedding of fingers and toenails, various rashes and epidermal keratosis, skin ecchymosis or ecchymosis, liver and kidney damage, diabetes, etc. in addition, dementia and thyroid insufficiency may occur.

matters needing attention

Strengthen the education of safety production, strengthen the management of thallium salt to prevent poisoning. Actively do a good job in the airtight of production equipment and ventilation of production workshop. Those engaged in thallium related industries should wear protective masks or gas masks, gloves and protective clothing; Take a shower after work. Pay attention to personal protection, avoid inhalation and direct contact with skin. It is strictly forbidden to take thallium salt by mistake and misuse thallium salt.