Morgan R V
Department of Urban Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37901.
Vet Hum Toxicol. 1994 Feb;36(1):18-22.
Eighty-five cases of lead poisoning in small companion animals were retrospectively studied. Records from a lead toxicosis monitoring program at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, Boston MA were reviewed from 1987 through 1992. The number of cases of lead poisoning substantially declined from the previous 6 y. Affected animals included 53 dogs, 20 birds, 8 cats, 3 rabbits and 1 iguana. Ages ranged from 0.3-48 y, with a median age of 1.5 y. Gastrointestinal and neurologic signs predominated. Blood lead concentrations ranged from 40-620 micrograms/dl. Seventy-three animals were successfully treated with chelation therapy; 7 animals required repeated treatments. Paint was identified as the most common source (32.4%) of lead exposure. Seventy of the 85 affected animals originated from the greater Boston area. Fifty-seven percent of the cases located within the Boston city limits could be traced to 3 inner city neighborhoods.
对85例小型伴侣动物铅中毒病例进行了回顾性研究。查阅了1987年至1992年期间马萨诸塞州波士顿安吉尔纪念动物医院铅中毒监测项目的记录。铅中毒病例数较前6年大幅下降。受影响的动物包括53只狗、20只鸟、8只猫、3只兔子和1只鬣蜥。年龄范围为0.3至48岁，中位年龄为1.5岁。胃肠道和神经症状为主。血铅浓度范围为40至620微克/分升。73只动物通过螯合疗法成功治疗；7只动物需要重复治疗。油漆被确定为最常见的铅暴露源（32.4%）。85只受影响动物中有70只来自大波士顿地区。位于波士顿市内的病例中有57%可追溯到3个市中心社区。
