A Case of Acute Renal Failure, Acute Pancreatitis and Delayed Recovery of Bone Marrow Suppression, Accompanied with Ethylene Glycol Intoxication.
- Author:
Seung Up KIM
1
;
Dong Hyung LEE
;
Sung Jin MOON
;
Yong Sung SEO
;
Jin Seok KIM
;
Shin Wook KANG
;
Kyu Hun CHOI
;
Ho Yung LEE
;
Dae Suk HAN
;
Beom Seok KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology, Institute of Kidney Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. docbsk@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ethylene glycol;
Acute renal failure;
Acute pancreatitis;
Bone marrow suppression
- MeSH:
Acidosis;
Acute Kidney Injury*;
Automobiles;
Bone Marrow*;
Calcium Oxalate;
Eating;
Ethylene Glycol*;
Humans;
Mortality;
Pancreatitis*;
Suicide
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2006;25(1):159-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ethylene glycol is commonly found in automobile antifreeze and a variety of other commercial products. Ingestion of ethylene glycol, either accidentally or in a making an attempt at suicide, is characterized by severe metabolic acidosis, calcium oxalate crystal formation and deposition, and various end organ damages that may be fatal with about 80% mortality rate. We present here a case of a patient who ingested about 300cc of ethylene glycol to siucide, and developed acute renal failure, acute pancreatitis and bone marrow suppression, but successfully be treated with minimal sequelae.
