Acute kidney injury by arsine poisoning: the ultrastructural pathology of the kidney

Ren Fail. 2013;35(2):299-301. doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2012.745117. Epub 2012 Nov 30.

Abstract

Arsenic is a terribly poisonous material. There have been many reports of arsine poisoning in workers, and a few have discussed acute kidney injury by arsine. But literatures which investigated the pathologic findings are uncommon, and especially, the ones describing ultrastructural findings are rare. Here, we report an incident of acute arsine poisoning complicated by acute kidney injury and suggest the characteristics of the renal pathology in arsine-induced renal injury, especially the ultrastructural findings.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
  • Acute Kidney Injury / pathology*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / therapy*
  • Arsenic / adverse effects
  • Arsenic Poisoning / complications
  • Arsenic Poisoning / pathology*
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Blood Chemical Analysis
  • Chelating Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney / ultrastructure
  • Kidney Function Tests
  • Male
  • Metallurgy
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Recovery of Function
  • Renal Dialysis / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sampling Studies
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Chelating Agents
  • Arsenic