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BURTON, Henry (1799 – 1849)

BURTON, Henry (1799 – 1849)

1799 – 1849

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1840 CE

#2099

On a remarkable effect upon the human gums produced by the absorption of lead.

BURTON, Henry (1799 – 1849)
BURTON, Henry (1799 – 1849)

Burton was the first to note the blue line on the gums in lead poisoning – “Burton’s blue line" – an important diagnostic sign. He was physician to St. Thomas’s Hospital, London.