Metabolic acidosis due to ingestion of lanthanum sulfates and chlorides in cetyl alcohol solution pool cleaner

Abstract Cetyl Alcohol is a rare cause of acidosis if ingested in large quantities. Hyponatremia with overlapping anion gap and osmolal gap‐positive metabolic acidosis may appear to have iso‐osmolar serum. This is a case of an unusual toxic exposure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaushik Ivaturi, Antoney J. Ferrey, Lawrence Nguyen, Sam Tonthat, Sanjivan Kohli, Everado Arias Torres, Kamyar Kalantarzadeh, Ramy Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4121