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Bilateral renal cortical necrosis following binge drinking.

Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Alcohol and Alcoholism (impact factor: 2.95). 01/2012; 47(2):140-2. DOI:10.1093/alcalc/agr154 pp.140-2
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ABSTRACT Renal cortical necrosis (RCN) is a rare cause of acute kidney injury secondary to ischemic necrosis of the renal cortex. Acute tubular necrosis after binge drinking is usually attributed to volume depletion, idiosyncratic reaction to alcohol, rhabdomyolysis or a combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Binge drinking itself as a cause of RCN has not yet been reported. We report a case of a 25-year-old Asian male who developed bilateral RCN following binge drinking.

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Keywords

25-year-old Asian male
 
acute kidney injury secondary
 
Acute tubular necrosis
 
idiosyncratic reaction
 
ischemic necrosis
 
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
 
Renal cortical necrosis
 
rhabdomyolysis
 
volume depletion