title: Pseudorenal insufficiency with isopropyl alcohol ingestion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System-Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Killeen
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dohnal
authors.forename: Jerrold B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Leikin
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D019855:Ethylene Glycol; D019840:2-Propanol