title: Acute renal failure in epidemic dropsy.
abstract: Acute renal failure (ARF) complicating epidemic dropsy is reported in three patients. In this study, ARF resolved in two patients over a period of 4-6 weeks with conservative and dialytic support. One patient died of refractory heart failure. To the best of our knowledge ARF in association with epidemic dropsy has not been reported before in the literature from India.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, BHU, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, UP, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009149:Mustard Plant; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010938:Plant Oils; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D010938:Plant Oils; C027793:mustard oil