TY  - JOUR
T1  - ANuria due to bismuth thioglycollate
AU  - O'BRIEN D
Y1  - 1959/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070010386003
JO  - A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 384
EP  - 386
VL  - 97
IS  - 4
N2  - Renal and hepatic damage in children following the administration of soluble bismuth compounds has been reported on a number of occasions (McClendon, 1941; Boyette, 1946; Barnett, 1947; Petersilge, 1947; Weinstein, 1947; Karelitz and Freedman, 1951; Sterne et al., 1955); but, despite the possibility of these complications and the lack of evidence that these preparations are of particular value in virus infections of the mouth, sodium bismuth thioglycollate continues to be used in the treatment of herpetic stomatitis. The purpose of this report is to reaffirm the dangers associated with the administration of this drug, and to describe a severe electrolyte imbalance occurring in a case with anuria.Report of Case 
    A 21-month-old girl was in good health until she developed a sore throat with some ulceration of the mouth 10 days before her admission to the hospital. She was treated with an intramuscular injection of sodium bismuth thioglycollate containing 5.2
SN  - 0096-6916
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070010386003
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070010386003
ER  -