Aluminium excess

Description

Patients receiving long-term parenteral nutrition are at increased risk of aluminium toxicity because of bypass of the gastrointestinal tract during parenteral nutrition infusion. Complications of aluminium toxicity include metabolic bone disease, aluminium-associated encephalopathy in adults and impaired neurological development in preterm infants.

Index terms

Aluminium excess

Exclusions from above levels

18 – Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1004987305 – Transitory endocrine or metabolic disorders specific to fetus or newborn

Sibling codes

5B91.0 – Hypercalcaemia
5B91.1 – Zinc excess
5B91.2 – Sodium chloride excess
5B91.3 – Fluorine excess
5B91.5 – Manganese excess
5B91.Y – Other specified mineral excess
5B91.Z – Unspecified mineral excess

Foundation entity

Aluminium excess – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1157914829

Part of: 5B91: Mineral excesses › 05: Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases