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Lead poisoning from souvenir earthenware

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A case of massive lead poisoning from juice contained in a Greek earthenware jug as well as six satellite cases of high lead exposure of similar origin is reported. The intoxicated patient was successfully treated with dimercaptosuccinic acid. Ceramic producers should adhere to the longstanding European legislation.

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Sibylla Robertson, Bernt Bergström, Carin Norberg and Peter Berg assisted in the technical investigations. No conflict of interest was declared. Signed informed consent for publication was obtained from both the case families.

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  1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Örebro University Hospital, 701 85, Örebro, Sweden

    Anders I. Seldén

  2. Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden

    Eva Hellström-Lindberg & Andreas Björklund

  3. Poisons Information Centre, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    Christine Karlson-Stiber

  4. Porphyria Centre Sweden, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden

    Pauline Harper

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Hellström-Lindberg, E., Björklund, A., Karlson-Stiber, C. et al. Lead poisoning from souvenir earthenware. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 79, 165–168 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-005-0037-8

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