Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning

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A 56-year-old woman experienced eight weeks of progressive symptoms starting with painful 'pins and needles' in her feet spreading to legs and hands, leading to numbness, stumbling, and difficulty walking.
She developed neurological symptoms including short-term memory problems, difficulty concentrating, irritability, loss of appetite, and heart palpitations.
Medical history revealed high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, hypothyroidism (managed for over a decade), and a recent dosage increase of thyroid medication.
She had a history of hip problems with a hip replacement 20 years prior due to a car crash injury, which failed after 19 years (dislocated the previous year and managed non-surgically).
Three months before symptoms, she underwent hip revision surgery to replace parts of the artificial hip joint due to ongoing pain, walking issues, and failing hip socket lining.

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