Zinc poisoning from excessive denture fixative use masquerading as myelopolyneuropathy and hypocupraemia

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-385

  Barton, A L ^a   Fisher, R A ^a   Smith, G D P ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); CERULOPLASMIN; COBALAMIN; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; FIXATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN; POLIGRIP ULTRA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATHETOSIS; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; COORDINATION DISORDER; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DENTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MYELOPOLYNEUROPATHY; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TINGLING; UNSTEADINESS; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC POISONING;

ANEMIA; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTURES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; POISONING; POLYNEUROPATHIES; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; ZINC;

EID: 79960471625     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2011.010282     Document Type: Article

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