Survival after acute ingestion of chromic acid complicated by acute kidney injury: a case report
Poisoning with chromium is fatal and rarely reported. We report a case of a 25-year-old man who developed severe acidosis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and acute kidney and hepatic injury following homicidal ingestion of chromium. Patient improved after multiple cycles of alternate day hemodialysis.
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Egyptian journal of internal medicine 2014-10, Vol.26 (4), p.176-178 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Poisoning with chromium is fatal and rarely reported. We report a case of a 25-year-old man who developed severe acidosis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and acute kidney and hepatic injury following homicidal ingestion of chromium. Patient improved after multiple cycles of alternate day hemodialysis. |
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ISSN: | 1110-7782 2090-9098 |
DOI: | 10.4103/1110-7782.148167 |