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ArticleIndian journal of nephrology

Acute Kidney Injury with Neurological Features: Beware of the Star Fruit and its Caramboxin.

Matheo A M Stumpf, Adriana F M Schuinski, Gilberto Baroni, Maikel Ramthun

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Article in Indian journal of nephrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matheo A M StumpfDepartment of Medicine, Ponta Grossa State University, Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
Adriana F M SchuinskiDepartment of Medicine, Ponta Grossa State University, Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
Gilberto BaroniDepartment of Medicine, Ponta Grossa State University, Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
Maikel RamthunDepartment of Medicine, Ponta Grossa State University, Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) is a well-known product in tropical countries. There are few reports published in literature with acute kidney injury due to oxalate induced nephropathy. However, none of them have an important neurological feature. We present a case of a 51-year-old male with paresis and altered mental status. Screening for neurological diseases such as stroke, Guillain-Barre, meningitis and encephalitis were negative. In the evolution, he developed acute kidney failure and was submitted to 4 dialysis sessions. After talking to the family, we discovered he had ingested over 50 star fruits prior to the acute neurologic deficits. He recovered renal function so a renal biopsy was not required. Physicians should actively look for star fruit ingestion history in patients presenting with unexplained acute kidney injury with or without neurological features. Besides, taking star fruit in a large amount, accompanied by an empty stomach and dehydrated state, is a risk factor for neurotoxicity.

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Acute kidney injuryAverrhoacalcium oxalatedialysis

Identifiers

PMID32015601
PMCPMC6977387
OpenAlexW2996762788

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