Action
- Contact local/state health department or regional Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) or environmental health specialist.
- Consider iron studies
- Serum iron
- Serum transferrin
- Transferrin saturation
- Serum ferritin
- Soluble transferrin receptor (STFR)
- Close follow-up
Background
Iron studies assess for iron deficiency, which is commonly associated with lead poisoning and can, in and of itself, worsen lead poisoning by increasing lead absorption, due to a shared gastrointestinal tract transporter between iron and lead.
