MANGANESE TOXICITY

Course overview

MANGANESE (MN) TOXICITY IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED RESULT OF REPEATED OCCUPATIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL EXPOSURES. THOUGH THIS SYNDROME IS RELATIVELY UNCOMMON, ITS NEUROTOXICITY RENDERS IT A FEARED POISON ENCOUNTERED IN TOXICOLOGY. FAMILIARITY WITH THIS UNCOMMON TOXIDROME AND ITS DISTINCT ETIOLOGIES WILL ENSURE PROMPT RECOGNITION AND APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT EARLY ON IN ITS MANIFESTATION. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT, AND TREATMENT OF MANGANESE TOXICITY (ALSO KNOWN AS MANGANISM), AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, MANAGING, AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS TOXICITY.