Cobalt Blues: A New Complication of Hydroxocobalamin Therapy for Vasopressor-Resistant Vasoplegia in Patients Treated With Chronic Renal Replacement Therapy?

COBALT BLUE (cobalt [II] aluminate [CoAl2O4]) has been used by painters, including Van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet, and Renoir, since the early part of the 19th century when it was developed as a less-expensive alternative to lapis lazuli- and ultramarine-based pigments. Accidental ingestion or inhalation of the cobalt blue pigment during its preparation by artists occasionally resulted in cobalt toxicity, a syndrome characterized by dilated cardiomyopathy, vision or hearing deficits, tinnitus, optic nerve atrophy, seizures, polyneuropathy, cognitive dysfunction, and hypothyroidism.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research