Response to "Ethylene glycol poisoning: A diagnostic challenge in a patient with persistent seizures and a severe metabolic acidosis"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, 63110, USA.
² Division of Nephrology, VHAGLA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, 90073, USA.

Michael E Mullins et al. Afr J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;11(2):263.

doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2021.02.006. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, 63110, USA.
² Division of Nephrology, VHAGLA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, 90073, USA.

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