Thallium intoxication. Case Report
Sojáková, M.; Žigrai, M.; Karaman, A.; Plačková, S.; Klepancová, P.; Hrušovský, Štefan.
Neuro Endocrinology Letters 36(4): 311-315
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0172-780X PMID: 26454485 Document Number: 679133
We report a rare case of serious voluntary intoxication by laboratory thallium monobromate combined with alcohol intake by a 24-years old man. The diagnosis of thallium intoxication was based on history, nonspecific but typical clinical symptoms including gastrointestinal complaints, painful polyneuropathy, alopecia, and confirmed by the finding of increased thallium concentration in the urine. The treatment, performed at the due time, consisted of decontamination of the stomach by irrigation, administration of active charcoal and Prussian blue, correction of water and mineral dysbalance, symptomatic treatment, and led to complete recovery.