MARS procedure as a bridge to combined liver-kidney transplantation in severe chromium-copper acute intoxication: a paediatric case report.
We describe a case of multi-organ failure (liver-kidney insufficiency and brain oedema) caused by accidental, acute intoxication with a chromium and copper-containing substance, as an example of the introduction of the new extracorporeal procedure MARS (molecular adsorbents recirculating system) in a girl 3.5 years old.
Prokurat
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Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. prokurats@czd.waw.pl
Grenda
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Lipowski
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Kaliciński
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Migdal
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D000208:Acute Disease; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002857:Chromium / Q000506:poisoning*; D003300:Copper / Q000506:poisoning*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016060:Sorption Detoxification
D002857:Chromium; D003300:Copper