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01-08-2011 | Clinical Quiz
A 10-year-old boy with dark urine and acute kidney injury: question
Authors:
Charles Joussain, Delphine Lamireau, Caroline Espil-Taris, Valérie De Précigout, Christine Vianey-Saban, Brigitte Llanas, Jérôme Harambat
Published in:
Pediatric Nephrology
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Issue 8/2011
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Excerpt
A previously healthy 10-year-old boy presented to the Pediatric Emergency Unit during the winter with fever, myalgias, and muscular weakness since the previous day. The urine had turned a dark-brown color. The patient also had diarrhea and occasional vomiting for 2 days. The parents explained that a total dose of 2.1 g of ibuprofen (i.e., 60 mg/kg) had been administered as self-medication the day before. …