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'''Radiographs''' may be useful to reveal metal particles in the gastrointestinal tract.
'''Radiographs''' may be useful to reveal metal particles in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Other diseases may '''mimic''' the clinical signs of lead poisoning and in cattle, polioencephalomalacia, nervous coccidiosis, [[tetanus]], [[hypovitaminosis A]], [[Hypomagnesaemia|hypomagnesemic tetany]], nervous [[Ketosis of Cattle|acetonemia]], arsenic or mercury poisoning, brain abscess or neoplasia, [[rabies]], [[listeriosis]], and [[Category:Haemophilus species|''Haemophilus'']] infections should be considered.
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Other diseases may '''mimic''' the clinical signs of lead poisoning and in cattle, polioencephalomalacia, nervous coccidiosis, [[tetanus]], [[hypovitaminosis A]], [[Hypomagnesaemia|hypomagnesemic tetany]], nervous [[Ketosis of Cattle|acetonemia]], arsenic or mercury poisoning, brain abscess or neoplasia, [[rabies]], [[listeriosis]], and [[:Category:Haemophilus species|''Haemophilus'']] infections should be considered.
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In dogs, rabies, [[distemper]], and [[Infectious Canine Hepatitis|hepatitis]] may appear similar to lead poisoning.
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In dogs, rabies, [[distemper]], and [[Infectious Canine Hepatitis|hepatitis]] may appear similar to lead poisoning.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==