The symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, abdominal bloating fever and headache. This usually occurs after ingestion of inorganic tin by eating food or drinking liquids from tin containers.
Proximal tubule epithelial degeneration is the major renal change observed in humans after inhalation of organotin compounds.
Tin corrosion occurs throughout the shelf life of the product. Aerosol exposure to tin occurs mostly in occupational settings with poor industrial hygiene.
This may cause coughing and shortness of breath. This cough may bring up mucus is lemon yellow and sweet tasting.
Tin toxicity may involve the inhibition of certain key enzymes. It is suggested that tin may inhibit the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate and uncouple oxidation phosphorylation in the mitochondria.
Tin toxicity
