Acute Kidney Injury due to Sodium Bromate Intoxication: A Report of Two Cases
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
;
: 463-465, 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Sodium bromate is a strong oxidant used as a neutralizing solution in hair permanents, as well as an auxiliary agent in printing and dyeing. Accidental or deliberate ingestion of bromate solution has rarely been reported in Korea. The clinical manifestations of bromate intoxication are vomiting, diarrhea, central nervous system symptoms, oliguric or non-oliguric acute kidney injury, hemolytic anemia, and deafness; most of these manifestations are reversible, with the exception of renal failure and deafness. Here, we report on two patients who demonstrated distinct clinical progressions. In the first case, a 16-year-old woman was successfully treated with hemodialysis and recovered renal function without hearing loss. However, in the second case, delayed hemodialysis resulted in persistent renal failure and hearing loss in a 77-year-old woman. This suggests that emergency therapeutic measures, including hemodialysis, should be taken as soon as possible, as the rapid removal of bromate may be essential to preventing severe intoxication and its sequelae.
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Main subject:
Bromates
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Renal Dialysis
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Sodium Compounds
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Fatal Outcome
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Hearing Loss
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Limits:
Adolescent
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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