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Acute renal failure secondary to ingestion of ayurvedic medicine containing mercury

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 anur...

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Autores principales: Sathe, K., Ali, U., Ohri, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23960350
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.114485