Acute renal failure and metabolic acidosis due to oxalic acid intoxication: a case report

Most of the reports of oxalic acid intoxication are in cases of ethylene glycol intoxication. These symptoms are known to be central nerve system manifestations, cardiopulmonary manifestations and acute renal failure. There have been only a few reports of direct oxalic acid intoxication. However, th...

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Published inThe Tokai journal of experimental and clinical medicine Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 116
Main Authors Yamamoto, Rie, Morita, Seiji, Aoki, Hiromichi, Nakagawa, Yoshihide, Yamamoto, Isotoshi, Inokuchi, Sadaki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 20.12.2011
Subjects
Acidosis - etiology
Acidosis - therapy
Acute Kidney Injury - etiology
Acute Kidney Injury - therapy
Ethylene Glycol - poisoning
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oxalic Acid - poisoning
Renal Dialysis
Suicide, Attempted
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Most of the reports of oxalic acid intoxication are in cases of ethylene glycol intoxication. These symptoms are known to be central nerve system manifestations, cardiopulmonary manifestations and acute renal failure. There have been only a few reports of direct oxalic acid intoxication. However, there have been a few recent reports of oxalic acid intoxication due to the ingestion of star fruit and ascorbic acid. We herein report the case of a patient with acute renal failure and metabolic acidosis caused directly by consumption of oxalic acid. During the initial examination by the physician at our hospital, the patient presented with tachypnea, a precordinal burning sensation, nausea and metabolic acidosis. After admission, the patient developed renal failure and anion gap high metabolic acidosis, but did not develop any CNS or cardio-pulmonary manifestations in the clinical course. The patient benefitted symptomatically from hemodialysis.
ISSN:2185-2243