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Can you tell these children have been poisoned?

Children with elevated lead levels look like any other child. Chances are you wouldn't guess that these were faces of lead poisoned children.

Julianne was poisoned from conception, as lead crosses the placenta and also through breast milk. Her peak lead levels were 101 micrograms per deciliter capillary; 77 micrograms per deciliter venous.

Tiffany and Brandon each have difficulties due to early lead exposure.

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Julian peaked at 44 micrograms per deciliter at 10 months of age and endured 2 rounds of oral chelation. It took seven and a half years for his lead levels to reach non-measurable levels. To learn more about Julian, click here.

Chrissy & Carly were at-risk from conception, due to their brother Julian's high levels. They peaked at 17 & 13 when they became mobile at 1 year, but quickly receded to <3.

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Mikey had high levels of lead as an infant, and was chelated. He may require assisted living the rest of his life due to deteriorating lead dust.
This is Sean, He is 7 years old and has lead poisoning. He was diagnosed in July of 2003, when he was 3 years old. His initial finger stick came back with a blood lead level of 27 ug/dL. A venous test showed a level of 40 ug/dL, 4 times the normal allowed level. To learn more about Sean, click here.

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Can you tell these children have been poisoned? Children with elevated lead levels look like any other child. Chances are you wouldn't guess that these were faces of lead poisoned children.

Julianne was poisoned from conception, as lead crosses the placenta and also through breast milk. Her peak lead levels were 101 micrograms per deciliter capillary; 77 micrograms per deciliter venous.		Tiffany and Brandon each have difficulties due to early lead exposure.
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Julian peaked at 44 micrograms per deciliter at 10 months of age and endured 2 rounds of oral chelation. It took seven and a half years for his lead levels to reach non-measurable levels. To learn more about Julian, click here.		Chrissy & Carly were at-risk from conception, due to their brother Julian's high levels. They peaked at 17 & 13 when they became mobile at 1 year, but quickly receded to <3.
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Mikey had high levels of lead as an infant, and was chelated. He may require assisted living the rest of his life due to deteriorating lead dust.		This is Sean, He is 7 years old and has lead poisoning. He was diagnosed in July of 2003, when he was 3 years old. His initial finger stick came back with a blood lead level of 27 ug/dL. A venous test showed a level of 40 ug/dL, 4 times the normal allowed level. To learn more about Sean, click here.

ALPHA PO Box 403 Riverside NJ 08075 info@alphalead.org This site was last updated 04/01/08 Copyright 2006, 2007

Site created and maintained by Michele Gaffney. Copyright © 2006, 2007 American Lead Poisoning Help Association. All Rights Reserved. By using and/or registering for this site, you accept the Terms of Use. All Contents of the ALPHA site are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Use of any professional, service or product as a result of the content on the ALPHA site is at your own risk, and ALPHA is not liable for your personal decisions. To see our full Disclaimer please click here. If you experience problems with this site, please contact webmaster@alphalead.org