A 72-year-old female patient used the oral phosphate binder lanthanum carbonate for 6 years, before discontinuing it after receiving a pancreas and kidney transplant. Now, 7 years after discontinuation, the patient developed bilious emesis. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed an unspecific gastritis. Biopsies showed subepithelial crystalline deposits consistent with gastric lanthanosis.
Keywords: chronic kidney disease; gastritis; immunosuppressants; kidney transplant; lanthanum carbonate; phosphate binder.
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