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Heavy Metal Poisoning
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Heavy Metal Poisoning
Tree Number(s)
C25.723.522
Unique ID
D000075322
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075322
Scope Note
Poisoning that results from chronic or acute ingestion, injection, inhalation, or skin absorption of
HEAVY METALS
. Acute and chronic exposures can cause
ANEMIA
;
KIDNEY
and
LIVER
damage;
PULMONARY EDEMA
;
MEMORY LOSS
and behavioral changes; bone deformities in children; and
MISCARRIAGE
or
PREMATURE LABOR
in pregnant women.
See Also
Metals, Heavy
Public MeSH Note
2018; HEAVY METAL TOXICITY was indexed under POISONING 2010-2017 and METALS, HEAVY/POISONING 2010-2017
History Note
2018(2010)
Date Established
2018/01/01
Date of Entry
2017/07/11
Revision Date
2017/06/20
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25]
Poisoning [C25.723]
Arsenic Poisoning [C25.723.098]
Bites and Stings [C25.723.127]
Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning [C25.723.177]
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury [C25.723.260]
Fluoride Poisoning [C25.723.380]
Foodborne Diseases [C25.723.415]
Gas Poisoning [C25.723.455]
Heavy Metal Poisoning [C25.723.522]
Argyria [C25.723.522.313]
Cadmium Poisoning [C25.723.522.625]
Lead Poisoning [C25.723.522.750]
Manganese Poisoning [C25.723.522.813]
Mercury Poisoning [C25.723.522.875]
Mycotoxicosis [C25.723.680]
Neurotoxicity Syndromes [C25.723.705]
Organophosphate Poisoning [C25.723.717]
Plant Poisoning [C25.723.756]
Psychoses, Substance-Induced [C25.723.809]
Water Intoxication [C25.723.932]
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Heavy Metal Poisoning
Preferred
Concept UI
M000630177
Scope Note
Poisoning that results from chronic or acute ingestion, injection, inhalation, or skin absorption of
HEAVY METALS
. Acute and chronic exposures can cause
ANEMIA
;
KIDNEY
and
LIVER
damage;
PULMONARY EDEMA
;
MEMORY LOSS
and behavioral changes; bone deformities in children; and
MISCARRIAGE
or
PREMATURE LABOR
in pregnant women.
Terms
Heavy Metal Poisoning
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000923142
Date
05/01/2017
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2018)
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