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- Title
Rapid Self-infusion of Tap Water.
- Authors
Chaudhary, Sanjay; Kashani, Kianoush B.; Williams, Amy W.; El-Zoghby, Ziad M.; Albright, Robert C.; Qian, Qi
- Abstract
Intravenous self-infusion of tap water has never been reported in the literature. We present a 24-year-old healthy man who self-administered 2.5 L of tap water over 2 hours and developed acute illness including fever, change of mental status, acute hemolysis, low-grade disseminated intravascular coagulation, and acute kidney injury.
- Subjects
DRINKING water; HEMOLYSIS &; hemolysins; DISSEMINATED intravascular coagulation; ACUTE kidney failure; HEMODIALYSIS
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2, p156
- ISSN
1735-8582
- Publication type
Case Study