Increased arsenic concentration in the bone marrow in chronic renal failure - a contributor to anaemia?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Robert Hast; Kenneth Pehrsson; Göran Pershagen; Lars-Erik Lins
- Source
- Europe PubMed Central
- Subject
- inorganic chemicals
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
integumentary system
Inorganic arsenic
business.industry
chemistry.chemical_element
Anemia
Middle Aged
Gastroenterology
Arsenic
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Bone Marrow
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Internal medicine
medicine
Chronic renal failure
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Bone marrow
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1660-8151
An increased level of arsenic has been found in the bone marrow of 5 non-dialyzed patients with chronic renal failure. Intoxication with inorganic arsenic can cause anaemia, and accumulation of arsenic may contribute to the anaemia in uraemic patients.