title: [Acute renal failure associated with acute ascending polyradiculoneuropathy].
abstract: The paper presents a case of rare association of acute renal failure with acute ascending polyradiculoneuropathy in chronic alcohol abuser. Patient was oligoanuric for 4 months. By the end of the second week of acute renal failure the acute ascending polyradiculoneuropathy was observed with paralysis of n.VII and such weakness of respiratory muscles occurred that he required mechanical ventilation for 12 days. Recovery was very slow. Partial recovery of renal function and neurological status was observed after 4 months of oligoanuria requiring peritoneal dialysis treatment.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Nefrologii, Akademii Medycznej, Lublinie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majdan
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Ostra niewydolność nerek przebiegajaca z ostra poliradikuloneuropatia wstepujaca.