Acute Anuric Renal Failure Following Jering Bean Ingestion

Djenkol beans or jering (Pithecellobium jeringa) is a traditional delicacy consumed by the local population in Malaysia. Jering poisoning or djenkolism is characterized by spasmodic pain, urinary obstruction and acute renal failure. The underlying pathology is an obstructive nephropathy, which is us...

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Main Authors: Jin Shyan Wong, Hock-Hin Chua, Clare Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409601342