Intoxicación por litio. A propósito de un caso de disfunción multiorgánica

Helena Sofia Santos-Gonçalves; Andre Terras Alexandre; Ana Filipa Rebelo

doi:10.32818/reccmi.a3n3a8

Lithium poisoning. A case of multi-organ dysfunction

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Helena Sofia Santos-Gonçalves Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Vila Real, Centro Hospitalar de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
Andre Terras Alexandre Departamento de Neumología, Hospital de Vila Real, Centro Hospitalar de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
Ana Filipa Rebelo Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Vila Real, Centro Hospitalar de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a3n3a8

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lithium, poisoning, hypothyroidism, chronic cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Lithium is a widely used drug which has a very narrow therapeutic range, because of its potential of toxicity. Lithium poisoning can affect vary organs, and have different pardons of presentation. We present a multi-organ lithium toxicity case in a patient under chronic treatment with lithium for bipolar disease.

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2018-12-31

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Santos-Gonçalves HS, Alexandre AT, Rebelo AF. Lithium poisoning. A case of multi-organ dysfunction. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 27];3(3):125-6. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/305

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2018): Spanish Journal of Case Records in Internal Medicine

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CLINICAL CASES

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