Severe cobalt intoxication following hip replacement revision: Clinical features and outcome

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-265

  Pelclova, Daniela ^a   Sklensky, Martin ^b   Janicek, Pavel ^b   Lach, Karel ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c Zdravotniho ustavu se sidlem v Ostrave   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Chromium; Cobalt; DMPS; Hearing loss; Hip prosthesis; Hypothyreosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHROMIUM; COBALT; GLIMEPIRIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; LIOTHYRONINE; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TITANIUM; TRANDOLAPRIL; UNITHIOL;

ABRASION; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHELATION; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEARING LOSS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL IMPLANTATION; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RASH; REFLEX DISORDER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WALKING AID; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHELATING AGENTS; COBALT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84859113234     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2012.670244     Document Type: Article

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