RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Endocrine abnormalities in lithium toxicity
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 434
OP 436
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-434
VO 17
IS 5
A1 Gabriella Shanks
A1 Vinita Mishra
A1 Stanka Nikolova
YR 2017
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/5/434.abstract
AB Lithium toxicity can manifest as a variety of biochemical ­abnormalities. This case report describes a patient ­presenting to the emergency department with neuropsychiatric ­symptoms on a background of bipolar disorder, for which she was prescribed lithium for 26 years previously. Cases of lithium toxicity are rare but can be severe and this case report ­demonstrates to clinicians that they must be thorough in investigating patients with lithium toxicity, as there are many potential abnormalities that can manifest concurrently.