TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - A case of acute kidney injury due to ethylene glycol intoxication JO - Giornale italiano di nefrologia A1 - Lieti, Giulia A1 - L'imperio, Vincenzo A1 - Cavalli, Andrea A1 - Ravasi, Chiara A1 - Longhi, Selena A1 - Fogazzi, Giovanni Battista A1 - La Milia, Vincenzo SP - 2023 EP - vol2 VL - 40 IS - 2 N2 - In this article we describe a case of acute kidney injury caused by ethylene glycol intoxication which partially reversed after temporary hemodialysis treatment. The diagnosis was obtained after the patient's clinical history and the finding of ethylene glycol in the blood, numerous intratubular crystals at renal biopsy, and the presence of large amounts of atypical - spindle-like and needle-like - calcium oxalate crystals in the urinary sediment.

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