Extreme Hypermagnesemia Due to Ingestion of Dead Sea Water

Vol. 47, No. 3, 1987

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Original Paper

Extreme Hypermagnesemia Due to Ingestion of Dead Sea Water
S. Oren^a, J. Rapoport^a, M. Zlotnik^a, J.L. Brami^b, D. Heimer^c, C. Chaimovitz^a

Departments of
^aNephrology,
^bInternal Medicine B, and
^cPulmonary Medicine, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel

Address of Corresponding Author

Nephron 1987;47:199-201 (DOI: 10.1159/000184491)

Key Words

Hypermagnesemia
Hypercalcemia
Dead Sea water
Hemodialysis

Abstract

We describe 3 patients who developed extreme hypermagnesemia due to ingestion of water of the Dead Sea, which would have been fatal were it not for the protective effects of the accompanying hypercalcemia. We emphasize the clinical features of this condition and the importance and effectiveness of early hemodialysis as the main modality of treatment.

Author Contacts

Dr. J. Rapoport, Department of Nephrology, Soroka Medical Center, P.O. Box 151, Beersheva 84101 (Israel)

Article Information

Accepted: February 11, 1987
Published online: December 05, 2008
Number of Print Pages : 3

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