Key references: Lead poisoning

Bradberry S, Vale A. Dimercaptosuccinic acid (succimer; DMSA) in inorganic lead poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2009;47(7):617–31. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19663612
Canfield RL, Henderson CR, Cory-Slechta DA, Cox C, Jusko TA, Lanphear BP. Intellectual impairment in children with blood lead concentrations below 10 microg per deciliter. N Engl J Med 2003;348(16):1517–26. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12700371
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths associated with hypocalcemia from chelation therapy--Texas, Pennsylvania, and Oregon, 2003-2005. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2006;55(8):204–7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16511441
Fergusson JA, Malecky G, Simpson E. Lead foreign body ingestion in children. J Paediatr Child Health 1997;33(6):542–4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9484690
Ferrero ME. Rationale for the successful management of EDTA chelation therapy in human burden by toxic metals. Biomed Res Int 2016;2016:8274504. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27896275
Flora SJ, Pachauri V. Chelation in metal intoxication. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2010;7(7):2745–88. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20717537
Kosnett MJ, Wedeen RP, Rothenberg SJ, Hipkins KL, Materna BL, Schwartz BS, et al. Recommendations for medical management of adult lead exposure. Environ Health Perspect 2007;115(3):463–71. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17431500
Law S, Ackerly I, Scott-Rimmington B, Nallaratnam K. Two cases of lead poisoning from inhaled opium in Victoria. Emerg Med Australas 2019;31(1):144–5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30635973
McCloskey K, Hardikar W, Cranswick N. Case series: elevated lead levels following ingestion of sinkers. J Paediatr Child Health 2014;50(3):239–41. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23692642
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Managing individual exposure to lead in Australia - A guide for health professionals. Canberra: NHMRC; 2016. https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/managing-individual-exposure-lead-australia#block-views-block-file-attachments-content-block-1
Rogan WJ, Dietrich KN, Ware JH, Dockery DW, Salganik M, Radcliffe J, et al. The effect of chelation therapy with succimer on neuropsychological development in children exposed to lead. N Engl J Med 2001;344(19):1421–6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11346806
Wong A, Dargan P, Koutsogiannis Z, Sokol J, Ramkrishna J, Greene SL. Chronic Ayurvedic medicine use associated with major and fatal congenital abnormalities. Med J Aust 2015;203(11):443–4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26654614
World Health Organization (WHO). Childhood lead poisoning. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Press; 2010. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/childhood-lead-poisoning