Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
Lithium: The Forgotten Wonderdrug
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Potential Toxicity of Long Term<br />
<strong>Lithium</strong> Use<br />
• Long term treatment with lithium can induce<br />
functional and/or structural disturbances in the<br />
kidneys<br />
– Patients who had received lithium salts for a mean<br />
period of 17.7 years showed mean reduction in<br />
creatinine clearance of 2.23 ml/min/year<br />
– In 7 patients treated a mean of 22 years, progression<br />
towards terminal kidney failure required periodical<br />
dialysis<br />
Presne C, Fakhouri F, Kenouch S, Stengel B, Kreis H, Grunfeld JP. Progressive renal failure<br />
caused by lithium nephropathy. Presse Med. 2002 May 25;31(18):828-33.