Acute kidney injury: A rare complication of mothball (Naphthalene) poisoning

Autor: Sudha Ekambaram, K M Chandan Kumar, Vijayakumar Mahalingam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, Vol 28, Iss 6, Pp 1412-1415 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1319-2442
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.220858
Popis: Naphthalene poisoning is an uncommon poisoning due to its pungent smell, taste, insolubility in water, and poor absorption from the gut. It rarely occurs in suicidal attempts in adults and in accidental ingestion by children. We present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge encountered while treating a child with naphthalene-induced acute severe hemolytic anemia and acute kidney injury from accidental ingestion.
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