Asymptomatic arsine nephrotoxicity. A case report.
A completely asymptomatic patient with arsine nephrotoxicity is described. The light and electron microscopic appearances of the kidney biopsy specimen are documented. The pathogenesis of the lesions, the usual manifestations of arsine exposure, and how these differed from those seen in our patient, are discussed.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D006801:Humans; D007683:Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000473:pathology*