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Abdomen X-ray: irregular punctate opacities mainly colic seat
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A plain X-ray of the abdomen showed irregular punctate opacities mainly colic seat (Figure 1).
Blood smear: basophilic inclusions in erythrocytes
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Further exploration revealed hypochromic microcytic anemia (7.5g/dl; normal 11.0-14.5g/dl); a blood smear revealed the presence of basophilic inclusions in erythrocytes (Figure 2); the liver and kidney function were normal; elevated BLL to 22.8 microg/dl and the rate of vitamin D3 was low at 28ng/l.
Abdomen X-ray: disappearance of metallic opacities 48 hours after a laxative treatment
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Diarrhea debacle cleaned the colon from its metal content (Figure 3).