What are the symptoms of thallium poisoning and its treatment?
The following is quoted from “Occupational Acute Thallium Poisoning Diagnosis Standard” (national standard GBZ64-2002) published by China Ministry of Public Health. The author adds annotations bracketed. “Thallium is categorized as a highly toxic chemical, but thallium poisoning has a period of latency from the intake of the poison to the onset of symptoms. At the earliest stage of acute thallium poisoning, there are no characteristic symptoms and signs. Therefore a diagnosis requires confirmation of exact occupational contact history or working conditions that can cause poisoning, combined with clinic signs and special chemical testing to make an integrative diagnosis. Cares must be taken to distinguish with other diseases. The main clinic markers for acute thallium poisoning include gastrointestinal upset (nausea, vomiting, angina), alopecia, neurological and psychic symptoms (ataxia, restlessness, delirium, hallucinations, semicoma, blindness) etc. Symptoms related to peripheral neu
