title: Clinical and histological results of long-term management of aluminium overloading in uraemic patients with desferrioxamine.
abstract: Aluminium introxication in uraemic patients has been reported both in epidemic and sporadic forms. Desferrioxamine (DFO) results in strong Al mobilisation, but definitive treatment schedules, times of stop, and actual long-term Al removal her not been established. This study was carried out on three sporadic cases of Al intoxication treated with DFO for 3 1/2, 4 1/2 and 1 years. Clinical and laboratory parameters were employed to check the brain, bone and red cell status. Direct evaluation of Al kinetics showed that actual Al removal may be overestimated. In our experience it did not exceed 100 mg/year, and the ratio (DFO used/Al removed) decreased to 150 g/25 mg after two years of DFO, though considerable tissue deposits persisted in the patient who died after 3 1/2 years of treatment. Despite unexplained EEG worsening, neurological symptoms improved. Relapses, however, occurred after many years of DFO. Bone status improvement, at least in parathyroidectomised patients, proved to be only partial and time-related. The therapeutic effectiveness of DFO in these patients seemed to be exhausted after two years even if Al deposits had not vanished.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, University of Torino, Italia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canavese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pacitti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Segoloni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thea
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Amicone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sabbioni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pietra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Constantini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000535:Aluminum / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D015913:Chelation Therapy; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D000535:Aluminum; D007501:Iron; D003676:Deferoxamine