"Heavy Metal Poisoning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Poisoning that results from chronic or acute ingestion, injection, inhalation, or skin absorption of HEAVY METALS. Acute and chronic exposures can cause ANEMIA; KIDNEY and LIVER damage; PULMONARY EDEMA; MEMORY LOSS and behavioral changes; bone deformities in children; and MISCARRIAGE or PREMATURE LABOR in pregnant women.
| Descriptor ID |
D000075322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.723.522
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| Concept/Terms |
Heavy Metal Poisoning- Heavy Metal Poisoning
- Heavy Metal Poisonings
- Metal Poisoning, Heavy
- Metal Poisonings, Heavy
- Poisoning, Heavy Metal
- Poisonings, Heavy Metal
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heavy Metal Poisoning" by people in Profiles.
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Cutaneous manifestation of metallosis in a metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty after acetabular liner dissociation. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Sep; 27(8):1580.e13-6.