Pseudorenal insufficiency with isopropyl alcohol ingestion.
Isopropyl ingestion is usually a benign occurrence with little metabolic or renal abnormalities. We describe a case of a false elevation of serum creatinine due to laboratory interference in the setting of a toxic alcohol exposure that could have led to a misdiagnosis of ethylene glycol intoxication and a different treatment plan. Clinicians should be aware of this laboratory anomaly when treating suspected toxic alcohol ingestions.
Killeen
Colin
C
Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System-Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA.
Meehan
Tim
T
Dohnal
James
J
Leikin
Jerrold B
JB
D019840:2-Propanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D000368:Aged; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000506:poisoning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*
D003404:Creatinine; D019855:Ethylene Glycol; D019840:2-Propanol