Plumbum Chromicum
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Chromate of Lead. Chrome Yellow. PbCrO 4 . Trituration.
Clinical
Colic / Convulsions / Cramps / Diarrhœa / Dysphagia / Erythema / Screaming / Tenesmus
Characteristics
Several cases of poisoning by Chrome Yellow have been observed. The symptoms present the cardinal features of lead poisoning-cramps, convulsions, retracted abdomen. Characteristic features were a violent diarrhœa of yellow colour. Yellow stools with constipation. Convulsions with terrible pains. Erythematous redness of chest and abdomen. Pupils enormously dilated. The face was red and hot, and there was heat of the body generally. The symptoms were < towards evening. > drinking warm milk.
1. Mind
Apathetic, but when questioned knew what was going on around. Apathetic, almost soporous.
2. Head
Headache with ringing in ears, pains in chest, loss of appetite, inclination to vomit.
3. Eyes
Pupils enormously dilated. Eyeballs fixed, staring.
4. Ears
Ringing in ears with headache.
6. Face
Face pale. Face red and hot. Face livid during convulsions. Expression of most profound prostration. Lips violet. Lips dry. Jaws firmly closed.
8. Mouth
Tongue coated yellow. Point of tongue red. Bad odour from mouth.
9. Throat
Swallowed with difficulty; shortly before death.
11. Stomach
Appetite lost. Great thirst. Nausea and vomiting. Softening of coats of stomach. Pain in epigastric region.
12. Abdomen
Abdomen hard and forcibly retracted. Pain in umbilical region. Violent cramps in abdomen with constipation.
13. Stool and Anus
Violent diarrhœa. Yellow diarrhœa. Constipation with yellow fæces. Constipation.
17. Respiratory Organs
Respiration short; laboured.
18. Chest
Pain in chest. Redness of chest and abdomen.
19. Heart
Pulse tumultuous. Pulse irregular and intermittent.
20. Back
Pain in spine.
24. Generalities
Frequent convulsions, during which face becomes livid. Frequent screaming. Convulsions with terrible pains. Prostration. Restlessness.
25. Skin
Skin of chest and abdomen remarkably erythematous.
26. Sleep
Sleeplessness.
27. Fever
Whole body hot.