Increased arsenic concentration in the bone marrow in chronic renal failure - a contributor to anaemia?
An increased level of arsenic has been found in the bone marrow of 5 non-dialyzed patients with chronic renal failure. Intoxication with inorganic arsenic can cause anaemia, and accumulation of arsenic may contribute to the anaemia in uraemic patients.
D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001151:Arsenic