Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning
Naphthalene is a widely available moth repellant in the Asian subcontinent. Toxicity can occur either accidentally or intentionally as a suicide attempt. An overdose can lead to a variety of clinical symptoms, including intravascular hemolysis, and can sometimes lead to life-threatening clinical sit...
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2023-01-01
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| description | Naphthalene is a widely available moth repellant in the Asian subcontinent. Toxicity can occur either accidentally or intentionally as a suicide attempt. An overdose can lead to a variety of clinical symptoms, including intravascular hemolysis, and can sometimes lead to life-threatening clinical situations. A young male was admitted to our center with an alleged history of ingesting an unknown quantity of naphthalene balls (mothballs). He developed methemoglobinemia, intra-vascular hemolysis, anuria, and acute kidney injury (AKI), followed by cardiorespiratory arrest. He was treated successfully with intravenous methylene blue and dialysis. Naphthalene toxicity can lead to methemoglobinemia and intravascular hemolysis. This can result in AKI caused by pigment nephropathy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5467423469b44976ad06354462606b132024-06-25T15:06:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422320-38382023-01-0134325926410.4103/1319-2442.394000Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) PoisoningPiyush MathurShalini GargNaphthalene is a widely available moth repellant in the Asian subcontinent. Toxicity can occur either accidentally or intentionally as a suicide attempt. An overdose can lead to a variety of clinical symptoms, including intravascular hemolysis, and can sometimes lead to life-threatening clinical situations. A young male was admitted to our center with an alleged history of ingesting an unknown quantity of naphthalene balls (mothballs). He developed methemoglobinemia, intra-vascular hemolysis, anuria, and acute kidney injury (AKI), followed by cardiorespiratory arrest. He was treated successfully with intravenous methylene blue and dialysis. Naphthalene toxicity can lead to methemoglobinemia and intravascular hemolysis. This can result in AKI caused by pigment nephropathy.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/1319-2442.394000 |
| spellingShingle | Piyush Mathur Shalini Garg Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| title | Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning |
| title_full | Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning |
| title_fullStr | Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning |
| title_short | Acute Kidney Injury Following Naphthalene (Mothball) Poisoning |
| title_sort | acute kidney injury following naphthalene mothball poisoning |
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