Recurrent urinary calculi associated with toluene sniffing.
A young man who presented initially with a ureteral stone was found to have toluene-induced renal tubular acidosis. Persistent toluene sniffing resulted in recurrent calculi and life-threatening hypokalemic paralysis. The pathophysiology, classification and treatment of renal tubular acidosis are discussed.
D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014050:Toluene; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications
D014050:Toluene