Open AccessAcute kidney injury and disseminated intravascular coagulation due to mercuric chloride poisoning
Author(s) -
J Dhanapriya,
Natarajan Gopalakrishnan,
V Arun,
Thanigachalam Dineshkumar,
Ramanathan Sakthirajan,
T Balasubramaniyan,
M Haris
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.164230
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , disseminated intravascular coagulation , medicine , mercury poisoning , acute kidney injury , acute tubular necrosis , renal biopsy , kidney , acute toxicity , pathology , toxicity , computer science , programming language
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.