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A 39-year-old man, a battery attendant, suddenly developed weakness, loss of appetite, non localized colicky abdominal pains, and nausea. Objectively his skin is gray. there is a pink-gray stripe on his gums, the stomach is soft and sharply painful. Blood test detected erythrocytes with basophilic stippling and anemia. The patient has a history of peptic ulcer disease of the stomach. Constipation tends to occur every 3-4 days. What is the most likely provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Perforation of gastric ulcer
  2. Saturnism (lead poisoning)
  3. Acute cholecystitis
  4. Acute appendicitis
  5. Chronic alcoholism
Correct answer

Saturnism (lead poisoning)

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