"Alkaline Diuresis" is the Savior in 2,4-Dimethylamine Intoxication

2,4-dimethyalmine is a herbicide commonly used by agriculturalist. Acute intoxication can cause fatal multiorgan damage. No antidote is available. We report a rarely encountered manifestation of this toxin, that is, spontaneous rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury and the effectiveness of alkaline di...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of nephrology 2024-11, Vol.34 (6), p.659-660, Article 659
Hauptverfasser: Shanmugam, Sabarinath, Sethuraman, Ramasami, Kavitha, Baby, Shakila, Jeya, Thirumavalavan, Chakravarthy, Karthikeyan, N, Kumar, Krishna
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:2,4-dimethyalmine is a herbicide commonly used by agriculturalist. Acute intoxication can cause fatal multiorgan damage. No antidote is available. We report a rarely encountered manifestation of this toxin, that is, spontaneous rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury and the effectiveness of alkaline diuresis as a life saving treatment in 2,4-dimethylamine intoxication.
ISSN:0971-4065
1998-3662
DOI:10.25259/ijn_431_23