ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Petroleum distillates
;
Multiple organ failure
;
Renal tubular necrosis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract After oral ingestion of 600 ml of refined petrol a 23-year-old male developed multiple organ failure. Acute renal insufficiency due to nephrotoxic tubular necrosis requiring hemodialysis was a major manifestation. Moreover, respiratory failure, seizures, hemolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, liver damage and erosions of mucous membranes occurred. The patient subsequently recovered completely. In spite of the poor absorption from the gastrointestinal tract and the high first-pass effect in the liver, massive petrol intoxication may lead to reversible multisystemic lesions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00717998
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