R. Santella, J. Rimmer, B. Macpherson
May 1, 1988
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The American journal of medicine
Abstract
Lithium carbonate is a commonly used psychiatric medication with a number of toxic renal effects, which include nephrotic-range proteinuria. A review of the literature concerning lithium-induced proteinuria is presented and three cases of nephrotic-range proteinuria are described in association with lithium therapy. The pathology in these three cases was focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a finding not previously described.