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Cobalt Chloride
Adverse Effects
Reactions to cobalt have included anorexia, nausea and vom-
iting. diarrhoea, precordial pain, cardiomyopathy, flushing of
the face and extremities, skin rashes, tinnitus, temporary
nerve deafness, renal injury, diffuse thyroid enlargement, and
hypothyroidism. In large doses it may reduce the production
of erythrocytes.
Uses and Administration
Cobalt chloride, when administered to both normal and anae-
mic subjects, produces reticulocytosis and a rise in the eryth-
rocyte count. This property suggested its use in the treatment
of certain types of anaemia, but its general therapeutic use is ,
however, unjustified and not without danger.
In veterinary medicine, cobalt chloride has been given as a
dietary supplement to ruminants.
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