Diagnosing renal failure due to diethylene glycol in children in a resource-constrained setting

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1021-1028

  Akuse, Rosamund Modupe ^a   Eke, Felicia Uchezuba ^b   Ademola, Adebowale Dele ^c   Fajolu, Iretiola Bamikeolu ^d   Gbelee, Henry Olusegun ^e   Ihejiahi, Ugochi ^f   Bugaje, Mairo Adamu ^a   Anochie, Ifoema Comfort ^b   Asinobi, Adanze Onyenonachi ^a   Okafor, Henrietta Uchenna ^g   Adeleke, Solomon Ibiyemi ^h   Audu, Lamidi Isah ⁱ   Otuneye, Adekunle ⁱ   Disu, Elizabeth ^e   Idris, Hafsat ^a   Aikhonbare, Henry ^a   Yakubu, Alhassan ^a   Ogala, William ^a   Ogunrinde, Olufemi ^a   Wammanda, Robinson ^a   Orogade, Adeola ^a   Anyiam, Jane ^a   Eseigbe, Edwin ^a   Umar, Lawal ^a   Musa, Hafsat ^a   Onalo, Richard ^a   West, Boma ^b   Paul, Nsirimobu ^b   Lesi, Folusho ^d   Ladapo, Taiwo ^d   Boyede, Ojombo ^d   Okeowo, Rahmon ^d   Mustapha, Akeem ^e   Akinola, Ibironke ^e   Chima Oduko, Oma ^e   Awobusuyi, Olugbenga ^e   more..

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^e LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^f Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba   (Nigeria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^h Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

ⁱ NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Children; Diethylene glycol; My pikin; Nigeria; Resource constrained country; Teething syrup

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CREATININE; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; MY PIKIN; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; COUGHING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DETERIORATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; EDEMA; FATALITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HYPEREMIA; HEMATURIA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LIVER NECROSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECALL; PROTEINURIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPLENOMEGALY; SYRUP; TEETHING SYRUP; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

ACIDOSIS; ANALGESICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NIGERIA; POISONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH ERUPTION;

EID: 84863989943     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-2082-8     Document Type: Article

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