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The formation of concretions of aluminum salts of fatty acids after the use of aluminum hydroxide

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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Following a hemorrhage of duodenal ulcer origin in a patient using aluminum hydroxide as an antacid, small concretions were found in the stool. The passage of these concretions through the intestinal tract was accompanied by severe intermittent cramps and pain.

Chemical analysis of these concretions showed them to be composed of fatty acid salts of aluminum with a small amount of neutral fat and traces of cholesterol and protein.

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  1. Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Pathology, University of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta, Georgia

    G. P. Child Ph.D., W. K. Hall Ph.D. & S. H. Auerbach M.D.

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Child, G.P., Hall, W.K. & Auerbach, S.H. The formation of concretions of aluminum salts of fatty acids after the use of aluminum hydroxide. Jour. D. D. 14, 63–64 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001485

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