Treatment of An Acute Severe Cadmium Poisoning Patient Combined with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndromes by Integrated Chinese and Western Medicines:A Case Report

• 来源期刊: 中国结合医学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（11）
• 所属期刊栏目: Case Report
• 页码范围: 853-856
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-020-3089-4

摘要

Cadmium (Cd),a toxic heavy metal commonly found in the environment,can cause toxic reactions at a dose of 30 mg.Cd is absorbed into the body mainly through the respiratory tract,digestive tract,and skin.(1) About 10％-50％ of Cd absorption is inhaled dust,then about 5％-10％ of ingested Cd is absorbed by body,which depending on particle size.(2) As known,most of Cd poisoning reaction is chronic,and acute Cd poisoning,especially high doses of acute poisoning,is very rare in clinic.Due to its airless and tasteless characteristics,Cd poisoning is hidden,and it is easy to be misdiagnosed in hospitals.However,Cd poisoning is particularly dangerous because it progresses rapidly and can cause death within hours.In order to better understand the treatment of Cd poisoning,we report a successful treatment case of a young man with multiple organ failure due to Cd poisoning.The patient gave a written informed consent,and the case report was approved by the Ethical Committee of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine.