Severe Symptomatic Hypermagnesemia Associated with Over-the-Counter Laxatives in a Patient with Renal Failure and Sigmoid Volvulus
Joint Authors
Amer, Syed
Spitalewitz, Samuel
Alasadi, Lutfi
Khairi, Talal
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hypermagnesemia is an uncommon but a potentially serious clinical condition.
Over-the-counter magnesium containing products are widely used as antacids or laxatives.
Although generally well tolerated in patients with normal renal function, their unsupervised use in the elderly can result in severe symptomatic hypermagnesemia, especially in those patients with concomitant renal failure and bowel disorders.
We report a case of severe symptomatic hypermagnesemia associated with over-the-counter laxatives in a 70-year-old male patient with renal failure and sigmoid volvulus, who was successfully treated with hemodialysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khairi, Talal& Amer, Syed& Spitalewitz, Samuel& Alasadi, Lutfi. 2014. Severe Symptomatic Hypermagnesemia Associated with Over-the-Counter Laxatives in a Patient with Renal Failure and Sigmoid Volvulus. Case Reports in Nephrology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480803
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khairi, Talal…[et al.]. Severe Symptomatic Hypermagnesemia Associated with Over-the-Counter Laxatives in a Patient with Renal Failure and Sigmoid Volvulus. Case Reports in Nephrology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480803
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khairi, Talal& Amer, Syed& Spitalewitz, Samuel& Alasadi, Lutfi. Severe Symptomatic Hypermagnesemia Associated with Over-the-Counter Laxatives in a Patient with Renal Failure and Sigmoid Volvulus. Case Reports in Nephrology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480803
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480803