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

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine volume 26, pages 176–178 (2014)Cite this article

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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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  1. Department of Medicine, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India

    Saif Quaiser, Aparna Sharma & Ruhi Khan (Assistant Professor)

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Quaiser, S., Sharma, A. & Khan, R. Survival after acute ingestion of chromic acid complicated by acute kidney injury: a case report. Egypt J Intern Med 26, 176–178 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4103/1110-7782.148167

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