[Lithium poisoning and the use of nimesulide].
We describe a case of lithium intoxication, complicated by renal failure in a lithium treated women. She would take nimesulide, a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, used in a variety of inflammatory, pain and fever states. This is the first report of the accumulation of lithium caused by nimesulide.
Bocchia
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Divisione di Medicina II, Ospedale G. Salvini, Garbagnate Milanese. mbocchia@tiscalinet.it
Bertola
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Morganti
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Toscano
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Colombo
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D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; D008094:Lithium; C012655:nimesulide