A Case of Acute Renal Failure by Oxalate Poisoning.
- Author:
Sang Tae WOO
1
;
Kyung Suk KIM
;
Jin Koo KIM
;
Kyu Chul LIM
;
Young Joon KIM
;
Sun Ae LEE
;
Sang Yeol SUH
;
Moon Hyang PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Oxalate;
Acute renal failure;
Oxalosis;
Hyperoxaluria
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury*;
Adult;
Biopsy;
Calcium Oxalate;
Drinking;
Female;
Hematemesis;
Humans;
Hyperoxaluria;
Poisoning*;
Renal Dialysis
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
1997;16(3):612-615
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of acute renal failure by oxalate poisoning in a 44-year-old Korean woman. She presented with hematemesis and epigastric pain after drinking of oxalate in a suicidal attempt. After admission, acute renal failure was developed and the patient was treated with hemodialysis. On renal biopsy, there were numerous calcium oxalate crystals which appeared clearly in Hematoxylin-eosin stained sections and were refractile under polarized light microscope. We report a case of acute renal failure by oxalate poisoning with review of the literature.
