Signs and Symptoms of Manganese Poisoning

TABLE 9-2. Physical signs and symptoms of manganese poisoning 

Profuse sweating, possibly with metallic odor Muscle cramps Twitching 

8-year-old girl with normal mental status but symmetric pallidal lesions and dystonia (Barron et al. 1994). The cause-and-effect relation of increased manganese in the blood with hepatic failure needs further research (Alves et al. 1997 Fell et al. 1996). 

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