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Anion gap‐opening metabolic acidosis and urinary findings in the early diagnosis of ethylene glycol poisoning: A case report

Authors :
Kentaro Ukita
Kanako Otomune
Ryo Fujimoto
Kanako Hasegawa
Koichi Izumikawa
Nobutoshi Morimoto
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Akihito Hirasaki
Koichi Takaguchi
Source :
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Wiley, 2022.

Abstract

Abstract Causative agent identification is important in the treatment of poisoning. We report the case of a patient who presented with an altered level of consciousness after drinking a fluorescent pink liquid. Upon measuring the anion gap and urinary calcium oxalate level, the patient was diagnosed with early ethylene glycol poisoning.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20500904
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinical Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b841a2933942c78aea19e56d3c3891
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5215