TOLUENE INDUCED DISTAL RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS

A 27-year-old professional painter with a history of toluene abuse was admitted to the hospital because of tetraparesis. Laboratory examinations revealed hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap, hypopotassemia, elevation of serum CK and functional disturbance in the distal tubules. I...

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Published inKita Kantō igaku (The Kitakanto Medical Journal) Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 295 - 298
Main Authors NAKANO, MASAYUKI, IMANARI, TETSURO, OKAMOTO, SHOUJI, SUGANO, JINPEI, MUKADA, TAKEO, KOSHIZAKI, TERUO, MATSUYAMA, SAKAE, KODAMA, TARO, TADA, TSUTOMU, KITAHARA, TSUGIICHIRO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Kitakanto Medical Society 1992
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distal renal tubular acidosis
Toluene
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Summary:A 27-year-old professional painter with a history of toluene abuse was admitted to the hospital because of tetraparesis. Laboratory examinations revealed hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap, hypopotassemia, elevation of serum CK and functional disturbance in the distal tubules. Increased urinary excretion in the hippuric acid indicated exposure to toluene in this patient.
ISSN:0023-1908
1883-6135
DOI:10.2974/kmj1951.42.295