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. 1972 Nov 11;4(5836):331-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5836.331.

Acute zinc toxicity in haemodialysis

E D Gallery, J Blomfield, S R Dixon

Acute zinc toxicity in haemodialysis

E D Gallery et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

A country patient on home haemodialysis suffered acute nausea, vomiting, and fever during dialyses when she used water stored in a galvanized tank. She subsequently was found to have severe anaemia with raised plasma and erythrocyte zinc concentrations. Intercurrent hospital haemodialyses and subsequent home dialyses with deionized water were symptom-free.Experimental haemodialyses of dogs against small concentrations of zinc showed a disproportionate rise in plasma zinc and possible uptake of zinc by the liver.

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