Colonic necrosis due to sodium polystyrene sulfate (Kayexalate).
Bomback
Andrew S
AS
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. abomback@unch.unc.edu
Woosley
John T
JT
Kshirsagar
Abhijit V
AV
D002411:Cation Exchange Resins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002411:Cation Exchange Resins; D011137:Polystyrenes; C003321:polystyrene sulfonic acid