Sepsis: a cause of aluminum release from tissue stores associated with acute neurological dysfunction and mortality.
We report six cases of patients with renal failure and exposure to aluminum who developed septicemia. In all cases the serum aluminum increased markedly. This may have contributed to the neurological dysfunction seen in five, and the deaths of four of the patients. We suggest that the rise in serum aluminum was due to the release of tissue-bound aluminum, resulting in an increase in free, diffusable aluminum and that this jeopardized both neurological function and immunocompetence.
Davenport
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Renal Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital, England.
Williams
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PS
Roberts
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Bone
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JM
D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology
D000535:Aluminum