Rapid deterioration of renal insufficiency after magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium-based contrast agent

Gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast media were introduced as alternatives to iodinated media for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although originally thought to be non-nephrotoxic, Gd-based contrast media have recently been reported to be associated with acute kidney injury. The underlying mechanism of Gd-induced renal injury is not completely understood. We report an 80-year-old patient with buccal mucosa cancer for whom MRI with Gd-based contrast agent was conducted 3 times within 3 weeks. The patient developed rapid deterioration of preexisting renal insufficiency, and developed uremic symptoms and pulmonary edema. The patient was hemodialyzed 3 times. This resulted in improvement of renal function and clinical symptoms. This case emphasizes the potential nephrotoxicity of Gd-based contrast media and suggests that renal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus, old age and high dose of Gd-based contrast medium are risk factors for acute kidney injury.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Clinical nephrology - 75(2011), 3 vom: 20. März, Seite 251-4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fujisaki, K [VerfasserIn]
Ono-Fujisaki, A [VerfasserIn]
Kura-Nakamura, N [VerfasserIn]
Komune, N [VerfasserIn]
Hirakawa, N [VerfasserIn]
Tsuruya, K [VerfasserIn]
Komune, S [VerfasserIn]
Iida, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Case Reports
Contrast Media
Gadolinium DTPA
Journal Article
K2I13DR72L

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.04.2011

Date Revised 08.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM205944086