A case of bismuth intoxication with irreversible renal damage

Bismuth is a chemical element symbolized as Bi and is a trivalent poor metal, which chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS) and bismuth subsalicylate are the bismuth salts widely used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, functional dyspepsia, and chronic gastritis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease 2013-01, Vol.6 (default), p.241-243
Hauptverfasser:	Erden, Abdulsamet, Karahan, Samet, Bulut, Kadir, Basak, Mustafa, Aslan, Tuncay, Cetinkaya, Ali, Karagoz, Hatice, Avci, Deniz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bismuth Care and treatment Case Report Chemical elements Chronic kidney failure Complications and side effects Digestive system diseases Drugs Health aspects Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Bismuth is a chemical element symbolized as Bi and is a trivalent poor metal, which chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS) and bismuth subsalicylate are the bismuth salts widely used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, functional dyspepsia, and chronic gastritis. Intoxications with CBS are rare. In a few case reports, acute renal failure was described, but the literature review revealed no chronic renal failure related to CBS intoxication. In this case report we present a 21-year old female with chronic renal failure after a one year follow-up of CBS intoxication.
ISSN:	1178-7058 1178-7058
DOI:	10.2147/IJNRD.S54818