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
Hauptverfasser: Quaiser, Saif, Sharma, Aparna, Khan, Ruhi
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:1110-7782
2090-9098
DOI:10.4103/1110-7782.148167