The symptoms of lead poisoning, which can occur when an individual ingests lead, can be different in adults and children. Symptoms of lead poisoning can be:
Children:
- Irritability; Loss of interest in games; Violent vomiting; Lack of balance; Confusion; Sleep; Anemia; Convulsions; Coma.
Adults:
- Personality alteration: an individual who was very calm can become aggressive and vice versa; Persistent headache; Metallic taste in the mouth; Lack of appetite; Anemia; Abdominal pain; Vomiting; Constipation.
Symptoms of brain damage occur by swelling of the brain, but it is not common in adults, only in children.
These symptoms can disappear spontaneously if the individual is no longer exposed to lead, but even so, he will need treatment to remove the lead from the body, which can be done with medications, such as dimercaptosuceinic acid, which binds to the lead and allows elimination through urine.
