Citation

Shabalina LP, Krillov VF, Spiridonova VS, Poliakova MM, Popova OL, Shamshinova AM. Med. Tr. Prom. Ekol. 1996; (10): 25-30.

Vernacular Title

Metody diagnostiki tallievykh intoksikatsii i antidotnaia terapiia

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Redkollegiia Zhurnala)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9064097

Abstract

Absence of early signs specific for thallium intoxication requires objective diagnostic methods. The studies covered 4 techniques: electroretinography (ERG), assessment of urine levels of thallium and delta-aminolevulinic acid, capillaroscopy. The authors supported their previous foundation concerning diagnostic value of ERG for early diagnosis of thallium effects (higher amplitude of b-wave in one and that of a-wave in 8 out of 10 examinees). Further experimental and clinical basis for grading the intoxication through amounts of urinary thallium were found promising. Capillaroscopy method appeared informative: 8 out of 12 examinees demonstrated spastic and atonic state of hand capillaries--that provided objective verification of vascular disorders in workers exposed to thallium and its derivatives.

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