Title: Urinary δ-Aminolevulinic Acid as a Biological Indicator throughout Penicillamine Therapy in Lead Intoxication
Abstract: Abstract A group of 121 patients with occupational lead exposure was studied. Saturnism was confirmed in 42 of them. Patients were given D-penicillamine in doses of 0.75 and 1.5 g/day. Urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid was selected as a toxicity biological indicator; its concentrations were quantified daily during therapy. Urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid is considered a good biological indicator throughout penicillamine therapy and also in the detection of lead intoxication. Likewise, the chelating test is considered an excellent method to confirm the diagnosis of lead poisoning.
Publication Year: 1978
Publication Date: 1978-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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