Isopropyl alcohol intoxication: A diagnostic challenge

Isopropyl alcohol intoxication: A diagnostic challenge

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is an ingredient of commonly used household solutions. Accidental and suicidal ingestion of IPA sometimes can be fatal if it goes unrecognized and untreated. There are few published reports on IPA intoxication. We describe a case of repeated IPA ingestion in a single individu...

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Published in:American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors: Zaman, Fahim, Pervez, Aslam, Abreo, Kenneth
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-09-2002
Subjects:
2-Propanol - pharmacokinetics
2-Propanol - poisoning
Acidosis - diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - chemically induced
acute renal failure (ARF)
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
intoxication
Isopropyl alcohol
Ketosis - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
osmolar gap
Recurrence
Isopropyl alcohol
acute renal failure (ARF)
intoxication
osmolar gap
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Summary:Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is an ingredient of commonly used household solutions. Accidental and suicidal ingestion of IPA sometimes can be fatal if it goes unrecognized and untreated. There are few published reports on IPA intoxication. We describe a case of repeated IPA ingestion in a single individual, followed by a review of the literature on the subject. The differential diagnosis, diagnostic pitfalls, and therapeutic interventions in patients with IPA intoxications are discussed. © 2002 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
ISSN:0272-6386
1523-6838
DOI:10.1053/ajkd.2002.34938