Sodium hypochlorite-induced acute kidney injury

Sodium hypochlorite-induced acute kidney injury

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Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) is commonly used as an irrigant during dental proce-dures as well as a topical antiseptic agent.Although it is generally safe when applied topically, reports of accidental injection of sodium hypochlorite into tissue have been reported.Local CS-907 necrosis, pain and nerve damage have been described as a result of exposure, but sodium hypo-chlorite has never been implicated as a cause of an acute kidney injury (AKI).

In this report, we describe the first case of accidental sodium hypochlorite injection into the infraorbital tissue during a dental procedure that precipitated the AKI.We speculate that oxidative species induced by sodium hypochlorite caused AKI secondary Kids T-Shirt to the renal tubular injury, causing mild acute tubular necrosis.