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Query: UMLS:C0013421 (
dystonia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 26-year-old man developed a movement disorder characterised by bradyphrenia, bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor and
dystonia
, several years after having been shot by a gun in the hip. Laboratory investigations revealed anaemia and
porphyria
. The authors demonstrate that his neurological condition was a delayed manifestation of lead toxicity, caused by slow absorption of lead from persisting bullet fragments in the hip joint. Treatment with excision of the femoral head and debridement of the hip followed by a total hip, in combination with chelating therapy, led to a remarkable remission.
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PMID:A toxic shot from the hip. 2060 67
