A case of acetaminophen (paracetamol) causing renal failure without liver damage in a child and review of literature

Ren Fail. 2010;32(9):1125-7. doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2010.509830.

Abstract

Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is a widely used drug and known as a safety antipyretic and analgesic drug in childhood. Acetaminophen-associated liver damage is more recognized than kidney damage. Nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity can be seen together after acetaminophen overdose, but renal damage without liver damage is a rarely seen entity in all age groups being reported more rarely in childhood. We present here a 16-year-old girl with renal failure without liver damage because of acetaminophen toxicity and a review of literature for pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical course, treatment, and outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / poisoning*
  • Adolescent
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / poisoning*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Renal Insufficiency / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Acetaminophen