Systemic Effects of Cobalt Intoxication

Cobalt poisoning can result in a number of systemic effects. Some of the effects may be mediated by damage to mitochondria.

Molecular weight: 58.93 g

Conversion factor between µg/L to nmol/L: 16.969

Systemic effects of cobalt intoxication:

(1) flushing

(2) nausea and vomiting

(3) chest pain

(4) cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure

(5) thyroiditis with hypothyroidism

(6) optic atrophy with visual impairment

(7) nerve deafness and/or tinnitus

(8) limb paresthesias

(9) polycythemia due to a stimulation of erythropoiesis

(10) renal failure

(11) diffuse alopecia

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