Aluminium excess (Q39981)
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Patients receiving long-term parenteral nutrition are at increased risk of aluminium toxicity because of bypass of the gastrointestinal tract during parenteral nutrition infusion. Complications of aluminium toxicity include metabolic bone disease, aluminium-associated encephalopathy in adults and impaired neurological development in preterm infants.
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| default for all languages | 5B91.4 |
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| English | Aluminium excess |
Patients receiving long-term parenteral nutrition are at increased risk of aluminium toxicity because of bypass of the gastrointestinal tract during parenteral nutrition infusion. Complications of aluminium toxicity include metabolic bone disease, aluminium-associated encephalopathy in adults and impaired neurological development in preterm infants. |
