Huhn K M, Rosenberg F M
Department of Pathology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
CMAJ. 1995 Jan 15;152(2):193-5.
The authors report the case of a man 49 years of age with near-fatal ethylene glycol poisoning. Detection of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals in the urine was the only real-time confirmation of the diagnosis. The case illustrates that, if the toxin has already been metabolized, familiarity with the appearance and significance of this unusual form of calcium oxalate crystal may be the key to an accurate diagnosis.
作者报告了一例49岁男性近乎致命的乙二醇中毒病例。尿液中一水草酸钙晶体的检测是该诊断的唯一实时确证。该病例表明，如果毒素已经被代谢，熟悉这种不寻常形式的草酸钙晶体的外观和意义可能是准确诊断的关键。
