2022•Clinical Case ReportsOpen access

Anion gap‐opening metabolic acidosis and urinary findings in the early diagnosis of ethylene glycol poisoning: A case report

Kentaro Ukita, Kanako Otomune, Ryo Fujimoto, Kanako Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Nobutoshi Morimoto, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Akihito Hirasaki, Koichi Takaguchi

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Abstract

Causative agent identification is important in the treatment of poisoning. We report the case of a patient who presented with an altered level of consciousness after drinking a fluorescent pink liquid. Upon measuring the anion gap and urinary calcium oxalate level, the patient was diagnosed with early ethylene glycol poisoning.

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Key concepts: Ethylene glycol poisoning, Anion gap, Metabolic acidosis, Medicine, Ethylene glycol, Urinary system, Oxalate, Intensive care medicine