Haemodialysis and copper fever.
A syndrome of headache, chills, sweating, nausea, and exhaustion during and after haemodialysis is described and likened to metal fume fever. A patient has been cured of this syndrome following removal of copper-containing parts from the water-path of her home dialysis system.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003300:Copper / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003300:Copper