Signs and Symptoms of Tin Poisoning

Delayed symptoms frequently develop 1-3 days after exposure, especially a nearly universal headache or other severe pain complaint. Severity correlates with urinary organotin output (Besser et al. 1987). Severe exposures have poor long-term prognosis, often with permanent residual symptoms. Clusters of symptoms frequently mimic Kliiver-Bucy syndrome or temporal lobe dysfunction with seizures or electroencephalogram abnormalities. Table 12-1 lists the physical signs and symptoms reported from organotin poisoning. 

Neurological Headache, pain—generalized and dental, visual disturbance, vertigo or syncope, tinnitus, deafness, cerebellar signs, ataxia, gaze-evoked nystagmus, paresthesias, electroencephalogram abnomalities— diffuse and focused, seizures, paralysis, papilledema, death 

Other Weight loss or gain, chemical skin burns, neurogenic bladder dysfunction 

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