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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Case report: severe, symptomatic hypomagnesemia in acute leptospirosis |
Other Titles: | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Authors: | Spichler, Anne Stambovsky Athanazio, Daniel Abensur Furtado, Juvencio Seguro, Antônio Carlos Vinetz, Joseph M. |
metadata.dc.creator: | Spichler, Anne Stambovsky Athanazio, Daniel Abensur Furtado, Juvencio Seguro, Antônio Carlos Vinetz, Joseph M. |
Abstract: | We report a case of severe hypomagnesemia in non-oliguric acute renal failure caused by leptospirosis that required large doses of magnesium replacement during the acute phase of disease. Biochemical studies confirmed kidney-related magnesium wasting and the mechanisms of this defect are discussed. Magnesium imbalance with its attendant clinical complications occurs in leptospirosis and should be monitored and treated aggressively in cases of leptospirosis-induced non-oliguric acute kidney injury. |
metadata.dc.rights: | Acesso Aberto |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/13882 |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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