Management of high concentrations of cobalt and chromium in blood due to metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty in a pregnant woman

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Jan;59(1):72-73. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1757694. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Authors

Francesca Grulli¹, Davide Lonati², Anna Ronchi², Francesca Perotti³, Arsenio Spinillo³, Carlo A Locatelli²

Affiliations

¹ Resident physician in Emergency Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
² Pavia Poison Control Centre - National Toxicology Information Centre - Clinical and Experimental Lab, Toxicology Unit, Maugeri Clinical and Scientific Institutes IRCCS and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 32336162
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1757694

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Abortion, Spontaneous / etiology
Acetylcysteine / therapeutic use*
Adult
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / instrumentation*
Chelating Agents / therapeutic use*
Chromium / blood*
Cobalt / blood*
Female
Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Live Birth
Maternal Age
Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / blood
Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
Pregnancy Complications / etiology
Prosthesis Design
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Up-Regulation

Substances

Chelating Agents
Chromium
Cobalt
Acetylcysteine