Citation

Seong EY, Rhee H, Lee N, Lee SJ, Song SH, Lee DW, Lee SB, Sol MY, Kwak IS. J. Korean Med. Sci. 2012; 27(2): 218-220.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Korean Academy of Medical Science)

DOI

10.3346/jkms.2012.27.2.218

PMID

22323873

PMCID

PMC3271299

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to near-drowning is rarely described and poorly understood. Only few cases of severe isolated AKI resulting from near-drowning exist in the literature. We report a case of near-drowning who developed to isolated AKI due to acute tubular necrosis (ATN) requiring dialysis. A 21-yr-old man who recovered from near-drowning in freshwater 3 days earlier was admitted to our hospital with anuria and elevated level of serum creatinine. He needed five sessions of hemodialysis and then renal function recovered spontaneously. Renal biopsy confirmed ATN. We review the existing literature on near-drowning-induced AKI and discuss the possible pathogenesis.

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