Survival after acute ingestion of chromic acid complicated by acute kidney injury: a case report

Poisoning with chromium is fatal and rarely reported. We report a case of a 25-year-old man who developed severe acidosis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and acute kidney and hepatic injury following homicidal ingestion of chromium. Patient improved after multiple cycles of alternate day hemodialysis.

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Main Authors: Saif Quaiser (Author), Aparna Sharma (Author), Ruhi Khan (Author)
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Published: SpringerOpen, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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