Hazards of computerized tomography: renal failure following contrast injection.
Acute renal failure in a diabetic patient following contrast injection for computerized tomography is discussed. Like a variety of serious complications associated  with contrast media, dye-induced renal failure is an important iatrogenic complication to which the diabetic population may be unusually susceptible.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects*
D003287:Contrast Media