Citation

Kim SU, Lee DH, Moon SJ, Seo YS, Kim JS, Kang SW, Choi KH, Lee HY, Han DS, Kim BS. Kor. J. Nephrol, 2006; 159-163.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006)

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Abstract

Ethylene glycol is commonly found in automobile antifreeze and a variety of other commercial products. Ingestion of ethylene glycol, either accidentally or in a making an attempt at suicide, is characterized by severe metabolic acidosis, calcium oxalate crystal formation and deposition, and various end organ damages that may be fatal with about 80% mortality rate. We present here a case of a patient who ingested about 300cc of ethylene glycol to siucide, and developed acute renal failure, acute pancreatitis and bone marrow suppression, but successfully be treated with minimal sequelae.

Language: ko

Keywords

Ethylene glycol; Acute renal failure; Acute pancreatitis; Bone marrow suppression