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Observed Reduction in Urinary Toxin Excretion With Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation (EBOO) Treatment in an 88-Year-Old With Chronic Anemia: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Extracorporeal blood oxygenation and ozonation (EBOO) is a hemodialysis-adjacent ex vivo filtration system. We present a case of an 88-year-old female with chronic iron-deficiency anemia with high urinary levels of mycotoxins, heavy metals, and other environmental toxins. She underwent two distinct series of three sequential EBOO treatments, with interval monitoring of her urinary toxin/creatinine ratios (µg/g) at baseline, after completion of EBOO series I, and after completion of EBOO series II. The average decline from baseline to completion of EBOO series II was 64.8% for the mycotoxins, 25.7% for the heavy metals, and 55.1% for the environmental toxins. Though there was no control for ongoing exposure, all of her toxin levels ultimately decreased except nickel. Her hemoglobin levels remained largely unchanged over the course of treatment. Thus, EBOO should be considered a potential therapy in patients with environmental toxicities that may be contributing to chronic conditions.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.99948

Authors: SJ Bennett, Jonathann Kuo, Serena Wang, Richard J Salway

Institution: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Language: English

Topic: Medical and Biological Ozone Research

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7116868282