- 중증 리튬 증독 후 발생한 심정지 1예 - 어려운 진단
- ㆍ 저자명
- 안정환,최상천,윤상규,정윤석,Ahn. Jung Hwan,Choi. Sang Cheon,Yoon. Sang Kyu,Jung. Yoon Seok
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 대한임상독성학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2005년|3권 2호|pp.130-134 (5 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한임상독성학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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- 기타
Lithium is mainly prescribed for manic and depressive disorder, also frequently prescribed for the other diseases such as migraine, cluster headache, alcoholism, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. An acute lithium intoxication occurs in cases of patients ingesting large amount lithium at a time, a chronic lithium intoxication occurs in patients on chronic lithium therapy. Acute or chronic lithium poisoning occurs frequently in case of patients on chronic lithium therapy ingesting larger dose than prescribed. Manifestations of lithium poisoning are various. It is possible nervous, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems to be involved. Due to intracellular high concentration, mortality rate is high in acute lithium intoxication patients on chronic lithium therapy. We report a case of acutely intoxicated 40-year-old male on chronic lithium therapy. His chief complaints were deterioration and high fever. On his arrival to an emergency department, he was in cardiac arrest. He restored return of spontaneous circultion (ROSC) 5 minutes later after cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) and referred to department of internal medicine for hemodialysis. Vigorous treatment was given to the patient, but he was expired at 4th hospital day.