pyroglutamic acidosis
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Etiology
- chronic acetaminophen ingestion
Epidemiology
- female (80%)
Pathology
- pyroglutamic acid accumulates in critically ill patients in association with
- acetaminophen metabolism
- oxidative stress
- sepsis
- depleted glutathione levels
- most common occurs with
- penicillin inhibits 5-oxoprolinase thus oxoproline breaksown
- occurs in vegetarians
Clinical manifestations
- mental status changes ranging from confusion to coma
Laboratory
Management
- discontinue acetaminophen
- consider N-acetylcysteine to regenerate depleted glutathione
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Additional terms
References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2015, 2018.
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hunter RW, Lawson C, Galitsiou E et al. Pyroglutamic acidosis in association with therapeutic paracetamol use. Clin Med. 2016;16(6):524-529 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27927815 PMCID: PMC6297337 Free PMC article