title: Propylene glycol-induced proximal renal tubular cell injury.
abstract: Propylene glycol is a solvent that is used in many oral, injectable, and topical medications. Although uncommon, acute renal failure has been attributed to propylene glycol. The mechanism of propylene glycol-mediated renal injury is unknown. We report a case of acute renal failure in a 16-year-old boy given large doses of pentobarbital and phenobarbital, both of which are solubilized with propylene glycol. A renal biopsy showed proximal renal tubular cell swelling and vacuole formation. The data from this case suggest that the reversible acute renal failure caused by propylene glycol is attributable to proximal renal tubular cell injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Steele Memorial Children's Research Center, Tucson 85724, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Yorgin
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Theodorou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Uzri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Boyer-Hassen
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles / Q000009:adverse effects; D019946:Propylene Glycol; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles; D011409:Propylene Glycols; D019946:Propylene Glycol