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  • Emergency Medicine

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  • Ethylene glycol is a common industrial chemical found in antifreeze.
  • Ingestion can lead to severe metabolic acidosis and acute kidney injury.
  • Metabolism produces toxic byproducts, including calcium oxalate crystals, causing renal damage.

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  • To review the pathophysiology and management of ethylene glycol intoxication.
  • To highlight the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on ethylene glycol toxicity.
  • Discussion of metabolic pathways and clinical manifestations.
  • Analysis of therapeutic strategies, including antidotes and supportive care.

Main Results:

  • Ethylene glycol metabolism by alcohol dehydrogenase produces toxic organic acids and calcium oxalate crystals.
  • These metabolites can lead to severe anion gap metabolic acidosis and acute tubular necrosis.
  • Delayed treatment is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt inhibition of alcohol dehydrogenase with fomepizole or ethanol is critical.
  • Hemodialysis is effective in removing ethylene glycol and its toxic metabolites.
  • Early and aggressive management significantly improves patient outcomes in ethylene glycol poisoning.