title: Paraquat poisoning with acute renal failure--a case report.
abstract: Paraquat poisoning is relatively rare and is associated with mortality varying from 35 to 50%. A patient who consumed paraquat developed features of non-oliguric acute renal failure and recovered following haemodialysis. Renal biopsy done during the early recovery phase showed features of acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis with no disruption of tubular basement membrane. On recovery the patient had no evidence of proximal renal tubular dysfunction.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sobha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pushpakumari
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nampoory
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Visweswaran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ravindran
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D010269:Paraquat / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D010269:Paraquat