Thallium (Tl) in urine (chromatography)
- Suspected acute or chronic thallium poisoning
- Work in industries with risk of contact with thallium (metallurgy, semiconductor manufacturing, glass industry, etc.)
- Living near chemical plants or landfills with heavy metals
- Suspected criminal or suicidal poisoning
- Presence of characteristic clinical picture: Alopecia (hair loss in patches). Neuropathy - paresthesia, weakness in the limbs, ataxia. Gastrointestinal tract damage - nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation.
- Psychoneurological symptoms - insomnia, anxiety, confusion. Kidney and liver damage
