TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Life-threatening acute lung injury after gamma butyrolactone ingestion
JO  - Netherlands journal of medicine
A1  - van Gerwen, M.
A1  - Scheper, H.
A1  - Touw, D. J.
A1  - van Nieuwkoop, C.
SP  - 133
EP  - 135
VL  - 73
IS  - 3
N2  - We describe a case of a 44-year-old woman with a borderline personality disorder and chronic gamma- butyrolactone (GBL) use who presented with progressive dyspnoea and an altered mental status. A high anion gap metabolic acidosis and acute lung injury was diagnosed. We hypothesise this was caused by GBL. In this case report we describe the diagnostic process and possible pathophysiological mechanisms that may have led to this life-threatening condition.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-2977
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -