Acute kidney injury and hemolytic anemia after ingestion of 4 mothballs

Author: 
Dr. Arasavelli Lava kumar and Dr.G Vasavi Latha

Mothball containing Napthalene is commonly used in house hold in india. Poisning is very rare with naphthalene ball. This is case of ingestional naphthalene poisoning. A 16- year old female ingested 4 mothballs, and presented two days later with haemolysis and acute kidney injury. She was given N-acetylcysteine. Hemodialysis was done. She was discharged with normal creatinine and hemoglobin levels.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2020.21044.4125
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