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Saturnism Caused by Hand-made Plates: Partial Diagnosis by a Computer-aided Program

Hôpital de Sarlat, Service de Médecine Interne, 24200 Sarlat, France

M. Bonini

Laboratoire de Toxicologie et Hygiène Appliquée, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Bordeaux , 3 ter place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux, France

J. Counord

Laboratoire de Toxicologie et Hygiène Appliquée, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Bordeaux , 3 ter place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux, France

C. Courtes

Laboratoire d'Hydrologie, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Bordeaux , 3 ter place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux, France

C. Nguyen

Laboratoire d'Hydrologie, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Bordeaux , 3 ter place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux, France

E.E. Creppy

Laboratoire de Toxicologie et Hygiène Appliquée, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Bordeaux , 3 ter place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux, France

A man, aged 41 years, suffering from anaemia and abdominal pains was admitted to the Department of Medicine. Over the previous 2 years he had had several periods in hospital for these symptoms. There was, apparently, no occupational or accidental exposure to toxic substances and a correct diagnosis of the condition had not been possible. The computer-aided program AIDEDIAG II was therefore used to attempt a diagnosis. This approach indicated possible saturnism which was confirmed by metabolic and lead analyses. The lead source was identified as the hand-made food-plates used by the patient for his meals.

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 10, No. 5, 379-381 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/096032719101000513


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