title: [Thorotrastosis--a rare disease picture in internal medicine].
abstract: The report deals with the late effects following administration of thorotrast in a 63-year-old patient: liver cirrhosis developed after application of thorotrast 25 years ago. The clinical findings are described and attention is drawn to the relevance of this disease at present time. The authors refer to the significance of the routine X-ray diagnosis and of the CT for finding a diagnosis with thorotrastosis.
authors.affiliation: Medizinischen Klinik, Bezirkskrankenhauses Halle.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odemar
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gräfenstein
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D013911:Thorium Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013911:Thorium Dioxide
vernacular_title: Die Thorotrastose--ein seltenes Krankheitsbild in der Inneren Medizin.