Plumbum Chromicum
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General
Plumbum Chromicum.
Chromate of Lead. Chrome Yellow. PbCrO4. Trituration.
Clinical
Colic. Convulsions. Cramps. Diarrhoea. Dysphagia. Erythema. Screaming. Tenesmus.
Characteristics
Several cases of poisoning by Chrome Yellow have been observed. The symptoms present the cardinal features of lead poisoning-cramps, convulsions, retracted abdomen. Characteristic features were a violent diarrhoea of yellow colour. Yellow stools with constipation. Convulsions with terrible pains. Erythematous redness of chest and abdomen. Pupils enormously dilated. The face was red and hot, and there was heat of the body generally. The symptoms were < towards evening. > By drinking warm milk.
Mind
Apathetic, but when questioned knew what was going on around.—Apathetic, almost soporous.
Head
Headache with ringing in ears, pains in chest, loss of appetite, inclination to vomit.
Eyes
Pupils enormously dilated.—Eyeballs fixed, staring.
Ears
Ringing in ears with headache.
Face
Face pale
Face red and hot
Face livid during convulsions
Expression of most profound prostration
Lips violet
Lips dry
Jaws firmly closed.
Mouth
Tongue coated yellow
Point of tongue red
Bad odour from mouth.
Throat
Swallowed with difficulty; shortly before death.
Stomach
Appetite lost
Great thirst
Nausea and vomiting
Softening of coats of stomach
Pain in epigastric region.
Abdomen
Abdomen hard and forcibly retracted
Pain in umbilical region
Violent cramps in abdomen with constipation.
Stool And Anus
Violent diarrhoea
Yellow diarrhoea
Constipation with yellow faeces
Constipation.
Respiratory Organs
Respiration short; laboured.
Chest
Pain in chest.—Redness of chest and abdomen.
Heart
Pulse tumultuous.—Pulse irregular and intermittent.
Back
Pain in spine.
Generalities
Frequent convulsions, during which face becomes livid.—Frequent screaming.—Convulsions with terrible pains.—Prostration.—Restlessness.
Skin
Skin of chest and abdomen remarkably erythematous.
Sleep
Sleeplessness.
Fever
Whole body hot.