Esophageal mucosa exfoliation induced by oxalic acid poisoning: A case report.

Abstract

This study reports the case of a 44-year-old woman with oral oxalic acid poisoning. As the illness progressed, the patient exhibited severe metabolic acidosis, large-area esophageal mucosa injury and acute kidney injury, which required dialysis. A guide wire slipped out of position during the process of hemodialysis and moved back and forth in the veins, but was removed successfully by interventional endovascular treatment. However, the patient's esophageal mucosa exfoliated, which lead to severe benign esophageal stenosis and dysphagia. Balloon distention was conducted twice in the upper digestive tract using X-ray location in combination with a dumb-bell bladder and interventional wire. The patient exhibited convulsions, shock, embolism and loss of consciousness while undergoing the second balloon distention procedure. Following symptomatic treatment, the patient eventually remained in a stable condition, the digestive tract expansion procedure was not resumed and a jejunostomy was performed in order to facilitate enteral nutrition, which was administered via the jejunum and had little stimulatory effect on the pancreas. Following various treatments, the patient's condition improved markedly, with renal function returning to normal.

• Authors: Jieru Wang, Baotian Kan, Xiangdong Jian, Xiaopeng Wu, Guancai Yu, Jing Sun
• Journal: Experimental and therapeutic medicine (Exp Ther Med) Vol. 11 Issue 1 Pg. 208-212 (Jan 2016) ISSN: 1792-0981 [Print] Greece
• PMID: 26889241 (Publication Type: Journal Article)