Cassagneau B, Laurent G, Capdeville J, Pris J
Sem Hop. 1977;53(11-12):679-85.
The authors report two cases of lead poisoning in which the diagnosis was made following anemia. They recall the clinical, laboratory and physiopathological characteristics of the blood signs of chronic lead poisoning. Anemia is the result of more rapid aging of the red cells, and of the effect of lead on erythropoiesis. The diagnosis is based on the finding of stippled red cells, on the rise in urinary delta-levulinic acid and on urinary lead after chelation.
