Citation

Narayan R, Abdulla MC, Alungal J. Indian J. Crit. Care Med. 2017; 21(3): 170-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_298_16

PMID

28400690

PMCID

PMC5363108

Abstract

Renal complications due to organophosphate poisoning are very rare. We are presenting a unique case of transient distal renal tubular acidosis due to organophosphate poisoning, which to the best of our knowledge is the first of its kind. An elderly female after deliberate self-harm with ingestion of chlorpyrifos had multiple ventricular arrhythmias due to hypokalemia secondary to distal renal tubular acidosis which improved completely after treatment.

Language: en

Keywords

organophosphate; hypokalemia; Chlorpyrifos; distal renal tubular acidosis; ventricular arrhythmias