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Potassium Chloride Treatment in Thallotoxicosis
- JOHN P. PAPP, M.D.;
- PETER C. GAY, M.D.;
- VERNON N. DODSON, M.D.; and
- H. MARVIN POLLARD, M.D., F.A.C.P.
- Requests for reprints should be addressed to John P. Papp, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104
SUMMARY
A 64-year-old man was treated for thallotoxicosis with oral potassium chloride while on a known normal salt and potassium diet. An increase in restlessness, agitation, and confusion was noted to occur concomitantly with a two- to threefold increase in thalliuresis. Marked clinical improvement occurred after 1 week of treatment. The various modes of treatment are reviewed. It is postulated that potassium chloride used in conjunction with dithiocarb, or dithizon, or both, may be the treatment of choice for thallotoxicosis.
Article and Author Information
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From the Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine; and the Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Industrial Health; The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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- Received October 16, 1968.
- Accepted March 17, 1969.
