Isoniazid and rifampicin are used for management of tuberculosis. Acute poisoning due to isoniazid overdose is associated with repetitive generalized tonic-clonic seizures and severe metabolic acidosis. In toxic doses, rifampicin is known to produce hepatic, renal, hematological disorders, and convulsions. Sometimes, it may produce red man syndrome. We report a case of fatal poisoning with isoniazid and rifampicin. The case was characterized by late presentation, lactic acidosis, and renal failure.
Chloroform, a halogenated hydrocarbon, causes central nervous system (CNS) depression, cardiac arrhythmias, hepatotoxicity, and renal failure. We describe a successful outcome in a case of chloroform ingestion with renal and hepatotoxicity with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) administration and hemodialysis support.
Incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with pyogenic liver abscess is rare. In our study we found AKI in 32.6% of patients with liver abscess. Majority of the patients were in their fifties and sixties. As per acute kidney injury network trial criteria, renal failure was in stage 1 in 26.6%, stage 2 in 40%, and stage 3 in 33.3% of the patients. Dialysis support was needed in 26%. All patients except one recovered from AKI.
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