Lead poisoning in children may appear nausea and vomiting, jaundice, limb twitching and other symptoms, you can judge from these aspects.
1. Nausea and vomiting: a large amount of lead accumulated in the body will produce violent stimulation to the gastrointestinal tract, which may cause nausea and vomiting in children, which is commonly seen in patients with acute lead poisoning, and you can judge whether your child is lead poisoning from this aspect.
2. Jaundice: it can occur in both acute and chronic lead poisoning patients, mostly in severe lead poisoning. Lead is metabolized by liver and kidney. Patients with severe lead poisoning have insufficient liver metabolism and impaired liver function, which may lead to symptoms such as yellowing of skin and sclera. If your child develops jaundice, you need to consider that it may be caused by lead poisoning.
3. Limb twitching: in patients with severe lead poisoning, due to the excessive load of lead in the body, it accumulates in the brain tissue and produces neurological symptoms, which may cause the child’s limbs to twitch, and it is also one of the ways to determine the child’s lead poisoning.
When your child has the above symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to do the relevant examination, to avoid delays that may lead to deterioration of the condition.