Citation

Sugunaraj JP, Thakur LK, Jha KK, Bucaloiu ID. BMJ Case Rep. 2017; 2017(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Nephrology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2017-220108

PMID

28551601

Abstract

Ethylene glycol is a common alcohol found in many household products such as household hard surface cleaner, paints, varnish, auto glass cleaner and antifreeze. While extremely toxic and often fatal on ingestion, few cases with early presentation by the patient have resulted in death; thus, rapid diagnosis is paramount to effectively treating ethylene glycol poisoning. In this study, we compare two sequential cases of ethylene glycol poisoning in a single individual, which resulted in strikingly different outcomes.

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Language: en

Keywords

acute renal failure; adult intensive care; dialysis; poisoning