Lead poisoning; a neglected potential diagnosis in abdominal pain.

Mahtab ShabaniSeyed Kaveh HadeiyParinaz ParhizgarNasim ZamaniHamid MehradHossein Hassanian-MoghaddamScott Phillips

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2020)

Lead toxicity should be considered in the potential differential diagnosis of severe and resistant abdominal pain in patients referring to general EDs or GI clinics if a positive history of opium abuse exists.

Keyphrases

abdominal pain
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
human health
patient reported outcomes
patient reported