LEAD POISONING FROM WINE
Abstract
The case is of interest for the following reasons:
1. Lead was apparently conveyed to the patient through wine.
2. A relatively small amount of lead was required to produce symptoms.
3. An associated acute appendicitis was discovered on exploratory incision for a suspected gastric ulcer with perforation.
REPORT OF CASE
M. A., a man, aged 33, whose occupation is that of weaver in a woolen mill, in December, 1926, consulted his physician because of pains in the abdomen. There was a constant...