American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 181-187, July 2008

Spurious Elevation in Serum Creatinine Caused by Ingestion of Nitromethane: Implication for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Methanol Intoxication

  • Anjay Rastogi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, UCLA Center for Health Sciences and David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Brandon Itagaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, UCLA Center for Health Sciences and David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Meera Bajwa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, UCLA Center for Health Sciences and David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Jeffrey A. Kraut, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Research Services, VHAGLA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
    • UCLA Membrane Biology Laboratory, VHAGLA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
    • Division of Nephrology, VHAGLA Healthcare System and David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey A. Kraut, MD, Division of Nephrology, VHAGLA Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073.

Received 2 October 2007; accepted 12 December 2007. published online 21 February 2008.

Index Words: Methanol intoxication, nitromethane, metabolic acidosis, creatinine, fomepizole

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.010 on February 15, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01613-7

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.010

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 181-187, July 2008

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