Acute renal failure secondary to ingestion of ayurvedic medicine containing mercury

K Sathe; U Ali; A Ohri

doi:10.4103/0971-4065.114485

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Year : 2013 | Volume : 23 | Issue : 4 | Page : 301-303

Acute renal failure secondary to ingestion of ayurvedic medicine containing mercury

K Sathe, U Ali, A Ohri
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
U Ali
2/19 Pramila Niwas, MB Raut Road, No. 2, Shivaji Park, Mumbai - 400 028, Maharashtra
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.114485

Several traditional medicines contain potentially toxic heavy metals. Heavy metal poisoning is not an uncommon cause of renal damage, although the diagnosis can be easily missed. We report a case of chronic ingestion of an ayurvedic medicine containing mercury in a 2-year-old girl, resulting in anuric renal failure due to acute interstitial nephritis.

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