Kidney damage caused by lead exposure: historical aspects

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The article presents an historical analysis of publications devoted lead intoxication to kidney damage developing during contact with lead. It is shown that one of the manifestations of occupational intoxication with this metal can be toxic nephropathy.

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Evgenii V. Arkhipov

Kazan State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: jekaland@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0654-1046

канд. мед. наук, доц. каф. поликлинической терапии и общей врачебной практики

Russian Federation, Kazan

Railia V. Garipova

Kazan State Medical University

Email: jekaland@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8986-8030

д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. гигиены, медицины труда

Russian Federation, Kazan

Leonid A. Strizhakov

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University); Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: jekaland@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2291-6453

д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии, 

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Irina N. Bobkova

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Email: jekaland@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8007-5680

д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии

Russian Federation, Moscow

Nazife Tairova

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Email: jekaland@mail.ru

клин. ординатор каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии

Russian Federation, Moscow

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