2017
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24286.9494
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A Successfully Treated Case of Criminal Thallium Poisoning

Abstract: Thallium was once commonly used as a household rodent or ant killer, but many countries have banned such use due to unintentional or criminal poisonings of humans. A common initial clinical manifestation of thallium poisoning is gastrointestinal symptoms followed by delayed onset of neurological symptoms and alopecia. These clinical characteristics can provide important diagnostic clues regarding thallium poisoning. Here, we report a 23-year-old woman who was poisoned by a business colleague when she unknowing… Show more

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“…human poisoning around the world, because the rat poison was not collected from human communities for its destruction [11,12]. Since 2012 to 2017 it has been reported acute Tl poisoning in China, Mexico and Japan with at least 25 patients involved [13][14][15][16]. Cases of intoxication manifest gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting), dermatologic alterations (alopecia, eruptions of the face, Mee´s stripes in nails, eczematous lesions, anhidrosis, palmar erythema, stomatitis, and painful glossitis), cardiac (tachycardia and hypotension) and neurological dysfunctions (Disorientation, lethargy, ataxia, convulsion, psychosis, insomnia and coma) [2,14,17].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…human poisoning around the world, because the rat poison was not collected from human communities for its destruction [11,12]. Since 2012 to 2017 it has been reported acute Tl poisoning in China, Mexico and Japan with at least 25 patients involved [13][14][15][16]. Cases of intoxication manifest gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting), dermatologic alterations (alopecia, eruptions of the face, Mee´s stripes in nails, eczematous lesions, anhidrosis, palmar erythema, stomatitis, and painful glossitis), cardiac (tachycardia and hypotension) and neurological dysfunctions (Disorientation, lethargy, ataxia, convulsion, psychosis, insomnia and coma) [2,14,17].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Excessive exposure to thallium may occur in many ways, such as the maintenance and cleaning of the ducts and flues by smelters and overdosing on drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Criminal and unintentional thallium poisoning cases have also been reported, some of which have led to death [ 2 ]. From 1995 to 2005, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported 830 cases of human exposures to thallium, and one death from 1995 to 2009 [ 3 ] was included.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Сплави Tl мають високі антифрикційні властивості та велику корозійну стійкість. У геології талій входить до складу спеціального реактиву -«рідини Клерічі» -мурашино-малоновокислий талій -рідка органічна сполука з щільністю 4,2 г/см 3 жовтого кольору, легко розкладається на світлі (для визначення наявності кольорових металів) [1,2,3 ].…”
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“…При підвищеній доступності їх частіше стали використовувати зі суїцидальною метою, а також отруєння виникають при випадковому вживанні. Здатність солей Tl + проникати через органи дихання, неушкоджену шкіру і слизові оболонки сприяє виникненню отруєнь на виробництві при роботі із зазначеною речовиною без дотримання вимог техніки безпеки та гігієнічних регламентів [1][2][3][4]. Крім того, описано потенційний екологічний ризик розвитку інтоксикацій талієм у геохімічних провінціях з підвищеним вмістом його сполук у ґрунті або воді [4,9].…”
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