acute kidney injury and disseminated intravascular coagulation due to mercuric chloride poisoning

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Mercury is a toxic heavy metal and occurs in organic and inorganic forms. Inorganic mercury includes elemental mercury and mercury salts. Mercury salts are usually white powder or crystals, and widely used in indigenous medicines and folk remedies in Asia. Inorganic mercury poisoning causes acute kidney injury (AKI) and gastrointestinal manifestations and can be life-threatening. We describe a case with unknown substance poisoning who developed AKI and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Renal biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis. Later, the consumed substance was proven to be mercuric chloride. His renal failure improved over time, and his creatinine normalized after 2 months.
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Authors ;J Dhanapriya;N Gopalakrishnan;V Arun;T Dineshkumar;R Sakthirajan;T Balasubramaniyan;M Haris
Journal journal of the chemical society - perkin transactions 1
Year 2016
DOI 10.4103/0971-4065.164230
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http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2016;volume=26;issue=3;spage=206;epage=208;aulast=Dhanapriya
Keywords
disseminated intravascular coagulation hemodialysis urology renal failurediseases of the genitourinary system mercuric chloride

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