title: Acute renal failure after immersion in seawater polluted by diesel oil.
abstract: Acute renal failure after exposure to toxic doses of hydrocarbon has been uniformly associated with multiorgan failure. We report a case of isolated acute renal failure in a patient after immersion in seawater polluted by diesel oil. The sites of absorption were likely to be skin, gastrointestinal tract, and lung. Investigations showed renal impairment as the only consequence from the exposure. The patient recovered uneventfully and did not require dialysis. This case highlighted the unusual consequence of isolated renal involvement resulting from hydrocarbon toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. fkli@hku.hk
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005648:Fuel Oils / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009326:Naval Medicine; D012623:Seawater; D012767:Ships; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D005648:Fuel Oils; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical