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9176860

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
Ethylene glycol poisoning is a rare yet potentially fatal illness seen most commonly in association with ingestion by alcoholics or in suicide attempts. It is characterized by an elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, osmolal gap, calcium oxalate crystals in the urine, and a well-defined clinical picture. Prompt treatment is crucial because effective intervention can prevent the neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, and renal sequelae associated with ethylene glycol poisoning. Hemodialysis offers rapid clearance of ethylene glycol and its toxic metabolites. In this article, the case of a hemodialysis patient who suffered contamination of the dialysate solution with ethylene glycol, leading to altered mental status, coma, and severe anion gap metabolic acidosis, is reported. Despite prolonged dialysis and correction of the acidosis, the patient remained comatose and subsequently died.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1046-6673
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
853-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Acidosis and coma after hemodialysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports