Swamp stone a dangerous source of lead oxide poisoning: report
of 5 cases in a family
This case series reports lead poisoning with ”Swamp stone” powder in a
family. Swamp stone contains heavy metals with poisoning potentials. The
chelating agent had more efficiency in parents than their children in
lowering the blood level lead. It is important to find sources for lead
poisoning and educate population.
Abbas Aghabiklooei, Department of forensic medicine and toxicology, Iran
University of medical sciences, Firouzgar hospital, Toxicology ward,
Tehran, Iran. aghabikloo,a@iums.ac.ir , ORCID: 0000000171625866
Nazanin Zamani, MD, Resident of Internal Medicine, Department of
Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hazrat- e Rasool General
Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences(IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Nazanin.zamani71@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0001-7172-9112 (Corresponding
authors)