Acute renal failure due to phenazopyridine (Pyridium®) overdose: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1760-1764

  Onder, Ali Mirza ^a   Espinoza, Veronica ^a   Berho, Mariana E ^a   Chandar, Jayanthi ^a   Zilleruelo, Gaston ^a   Abitbol, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Methemoglobinemia; Pyridium intoxication

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; CARNITINE; PHENAZOPYRIDINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADOLESCENT; ALKALINIZATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADOLESCENT; CARNITINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748692005     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0196-1     Document Type: Article

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