Paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning resulting in acute renal failure without hepatic coma.
We report two cases of acute renal failure following paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning. Both received adequate treatment with N-acetyl cysteine and neither showed any evidence of fulminant liver damage, yet acute renal failure due to tubular necrosis developed.
Davenport
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Renal Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK.
Finn
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D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000506:poisoning*; D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007683:Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male
D000082:Acetaminophen; D000111:Acetylcysteine