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Toxicant and Disease Database

The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.

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thallium (and related salts)

Diseases linked to this toxicant    Grouped by strength of evidence

Strong Evidence

Alopecia (hair loss)

Peripheral neuropathy

Good Evidence

Dementia

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Kidney toxicity

Liver toxicity

Limited Evidence

Menstrual disorders (abnormal bleeding, short cycles, long cycles, irregular cycles, painful periods)

Psychiatric disturbances (disorientation, hallucinations, psychosis, delirium, paranoias, anxiety/depression, emotional lability, mood changes, euphoria)

References for our 2011 disease list

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). IRIS Assessments. Accessed in 2010.

Klaassen CD, Ed. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill 2001.

LaDou J, Ed. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. New York: Lange Medical/McGraw-Hill Company, 2004.

Rom WM. Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 1998.