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A narrative review of thallium toxicity; preventive measures
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RAZIE EGHTESADI, SOMAYE SAFAVI, FATEMEH SHAHMIRZAYI, HAMID REZA BANAFSHE, SEPEHR OMIDI, AMIR GHADERI
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Thallium (Tl) toxicity is an important clinical disease and its effects on the human body are devastating. Tl poisoning is
an important health issue in many countries in the world. Thallium is a toxic heavy metal that exists in nature. Tl
toxicity may occur in food and drinking water, occupational exposure, environment (air, industrial combustion of coal,
water, and plants), arable soils and vegetables, aquatic and terrestrial animals, prenatal thallium exposure, illicit drugs,
cigarette smokers. Adding lead to the opium is a recently health hazard that has been observed among opioid
poisoned patients. The clinical manifestation of Tl poisoning has a wide spectrum but painful ascending peripheral
neuropathy, gastrointestinal, and dermatologic manifestations are major characteristics in Tl toxicity. The toxicity of
thallium based compounds is mainly caused by the similarity between TL ions and potassium ions, which results in the
disorder of potassium associated metabolic processes due to thallium interference. The aim of this review is to assess
identify eliminate, sources or control sources, and environmental exposures and hazards to prevent thallium toxicity.
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Thallium, Poisoning, Toxicity
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.03.053
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