A CASE OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL THALLIUM INTOXICATION - COMPARISON OF VARIOUS ELIMINATION PROCEDURES

Authors
SUWELACK B MULLER C WELLING U LAMP B ZIDEK W
Citation
B. Suwelack et al., A CASE OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL THALLIUM INTOXICATION - COMPARISON OF VARIOUS ELIMINATION PROCEDURES, Trace elements in medicine, 11(2), 1994, pp. 51-54
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology",Physiology,Biology
Journal title
Trace elements in medicine
ISSN journal
01747371 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
51 - 54
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-7371(1994)11:2<51:ACOPLT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A case of potentially lethal ingestion Of Tl2SO4 intoxication is prese nted. To eliminate thallium, forced diarrhea, forced diuresis and long -term hemodialysis was used. The elimination rates by forced diuresis and hemodialysis were similar. Expectedly, in the first 5 days the max imum of elimination was observed. It is concluded that hemodialysis co ntributes significantly to Tl+ elimination also when combined with for ced diuresis.