title: Aggravation of diabetic nephropathy by lithium: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A manic-depressive diabetic man receiving lithium carbonate therapy had massive proteinuria, which dramatically improved after the withdrawal of lithium. The authors discuss previous cases of lithium-induced nephrotic syndrome in nondiabetics and draw attention to the possibility that lithium therapy aggravates protein excretion in diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Pawel
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Fergusen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Federman
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Crosson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium