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The enigma of aluminum deposition in bone tissue from a patient with chronic kidney disease: a case report.

Rodrigo Dias de Meira, Cinthia Esbrile Moraes Carbonara, Kélcia Rosana da Silva Quadros, Carolina Urbini Dos Santos, Patrícia Schincariol, Gustavo de Souza Pêssoa, Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda, Vanda Jorgetti, Rodrigo Bueno de Oliveira

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Article in Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bone aluminum accumulation in the current era.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rodrigo Dias de MeiraUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Cinthia Esbrile Moraes CarbonaraUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Kélcia Rosana da Silva QuadrosUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Carolina Urbini Dos SantosUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Patrícia SchincariolUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Gustavo de Souza PêssoaUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química, Grupo de Espectrometria, Preparo de Amostras e Mecanização, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Marco Aurélio Zezzi ArrudaUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química, Grupo de Espectrometria, Preparo de Amostras e Mecanização, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Vanda JorgettiUniversidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Interna, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Rodrigo Bueno de OliveiraUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversidade Brasil · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

About four decades ago, the relationship between dialysis-dementia and aluminum (Al) began to be established. The restriction of drugs containing Al and improvements on water quality used for dialysis resulted in the clinical disappearance of Al intoxication. However, high prevalence of Al deposition in bone tissue from Brazilian dialysis patients is still being detected. Through the case report of a patient on hemodialysis (HD) for one year, presenting significant Al deposition in bone tissue, we speculated if this problem is not being underestimated. We used extensive investigation to identify potential sources of Al exposure with a careful review of medication history and water quality controls. Al concentration was measured by different methods, including mass spectrometry, in poly-electrolyte concentrate solutions and solution for peritoneal dialysis, in an attempt to elucidate the possible sources of contamination. The objective of this case report is to alert the medical community about a potential high prevalence of Al deposition in bone tissue and to discuss the possible sources of contamination in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Indexed as

AdultAluminumBone and BonesHumansMalePeritoneal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAluminum

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PMID29927461
PMCPMC6533990
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