ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Aluminium poisoning
;
Acute disease
;
Neurological manifestations
;
Kidney failure, acute
;
Bladder irrigations
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We report a 4-year-old boy, in acute renal failure, who had acute encephalopathy with very high serum aluminium levels (135 μg/l [5μmol/l]) after receiving vesical irrigations with alum. We believe that in situations of non-focal neurological deterioration with no apparent cause in patients with impaired renal function receiving aluminium-containing preparations, the possibility of acute aluminium poisoning should be considered.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01958436
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