Lithium nephropathy: a case report
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01/02/2014
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| Resumo |
Although widely used in the management of bipolar disorder, lithium may cause adverse kidney effects. The importance of the present study is to report the case of a 59-year-old woman who was under regular treatment with lithium for bipolar disorder and whose imaging studies demonstrated the presence of multiple renal microcysts, suggesting lithium nephropathy as main diagnostic hypothesis. |
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| Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842014000100057 |
| Idioma(s) |
en |
| Publicador |
Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem |
| Fonte |
Radiologia Brasileira v.47 n.1 2014 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Lithium nephropathy #Renal microcysts #Bipolar disorder |
| Tipo |
journal article |
