An oral treatment for lead toxicity.

Postgrad Med J

Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.

Published: January 1991

Chronic lead poisoning has traditionally been treated by parenteral agents. We present a case where a comparison of ethylene diaminetetra-acetic acid was made with 2,3-dimethyl succinic acid (DMSA) which has the advantage of oral administration associated with little toxicity and appeared to be at least as efficacious.

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