Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report

Abstract A patient with schizoaffective disorder and receiving long‐term treatment with lithium developed prolonged delirium. She had recently been diagnosed with stage IVB endometrial cancer and presented a deteriorating general condition. Toxic levels of lithium were measured in serum. After hemod...

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Main Authors: Tomoya Natsuyama, Naomichi Okamoto, Haruka Akaji, Kaori Hoshino, Atsuko Ikenouchi, Reiji Yoshimura
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Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7040
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Haruka Akaji
Kaori Hoshino
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description Abstract A patient with schizoaffective disorder and receiving long‐term treatment with lithium developed prolonged delirium. She had recently been diagnosed with stage IVB endometrial cancer and presented a deteriorating general condition. Toxic levels of lithium were measured in serum. After hemodialysis, lithium levels gradually decreased and the symptoms disappeared completely.
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spelling doaj-art-8fd25b6f3a4545329c9e7c528e7cd2c52025-08-20T03:22:42ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-03-01113n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7040Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case reportTomoya Natsuyama0Naomichi Okamoto1Haruka Akaji2Kaori Hoshino3Atsuko Ikenouchi4Reiji Yoshimura5Department of Psychiatry University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu JapanDepartment of Psychiatry University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu JapanDepartment of Psychiatry University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu JapanDepartment of Psychiatry University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu JapanAbstract A patient with schizoaffective disorder and receiving long‐term treatment with lithium developed prolonged delirium. She had recently been diagnosed with stage IVB endometrial cancer and presented a deteriorating general condition. Toxic levels of lithium were measured in serum. After hemodialysis, lithium levels gradually decreased and the symptoms disappeared completely.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7040advanced stage cancerlithiumlithium poisoningschizoaffective disorder
spellingShingle Tomoya Natsuyama
Naomichi Okamoto
Haruka Akaji
Kaori Hoshino
Atsuko Ikenouchi
Reiji Yoshimura
Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report
Clinical Case Reports
advanced stage cancer
lithium
lithium poisoning
schizoaffective disorder
title Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report
title_full Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report
title_fullStr Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report
title_short Prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage: A case report
title_sort prolonged delirium caused by lithium poisoning in an endometrial cancer patient at advanced stage a case report
topic advanced stage cancer
lithium
lithium poisoning
schizoaffective disorder
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7040
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