A Case of Chronic Ethylene Glycol Intoxication Presenting without Classic Metabolic Derangements

Acute ethylene glycol ingestion classically presents with high anion gap acidosis, elevated osmolar gap, altered mental status, and acute renal failure. However, chronic ingestion of ethylene glycol is a challenging diagnosis that can present as acute kidney injury with subtle physical findings and...

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Main Authors: Stephanie M. Toth-Manikowski, Hanni Menn-Josephy, Jasvinder Bhatia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/128145
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