Bilateral renal cortical necrosis following binge drinking.
Renal cortical necrosis (RCN) is a rare cause of acute kidney injury secondary to ischemic necrosis of the renal cortex. Acute tubular necrosis after binge drinking is usually attributed to volume depletion, idiosyncratic reaction to alcohol, rhabdomyolysis or a combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Binge drinking itself as a cause of RCN has not yet been reported. We report a case of a 25-year-old Asian male who developed bilateral RCN following binge drinking.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Yeon Soon
YS
Jung
Ho Sik
HS
Shin
Hark
H
Rim
Kiseok
K
Jang
Moon Hyang
MH
Park
Joon-Sung
JS
Park
Chang-Hwa
CH
Lee
Gheun-Ho
GH
Kim
Chong Myung
CM
Kang
D000328:Adult; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007673:Kidney Cortex Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000431:Ethanol