title: [Lithium can be given to patients on haemodialysis treatment].
abstract: Lithium-induced nephropathy is a known complication of lithium treatment in bipolar disorder. Treatment with lithium should be discontinued, if there is evidence of lithium-induced nephropathy. However, lithium can be given to patients with end-stage-renal-disease on haemodialysis treatment, if there is no other way to control the bipolar disorder. We report one patient who was successfully treated with lithium in parallel with haemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk Forskning og Universitets-klinikken i Nefrologi og Hypertension, Regionshospitalet Holstebro, Lægårdvej 12, 7500 Holstebro. annekanc@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Anne Sophie Pinholt
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kancir
authors.forename: Jens Emil
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Viftrup
authors.forename: Erling Bjerregaard
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D018020:Lithium Compounds