Pyroglutamic acidosis in the setting of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> bacteremia treated with flucloxacillin—An uncommon cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis
Pyroglutamic acidosis (PGA) or 5-Oxoprolinuria is an uncommon and often overlooked cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA). This case highlights the importance of systematically approaching HAGMA, and to consider PGA as a differential diagnosis when medications that disrupt the γ-glutamyl cycle such as flucloxacillin and paracetamol are present.
Authors
- Srivathsan Thiruvengadam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-6190)
- Aaron Yee Shuen See (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5114-0106)
- Ashton Zheng‐Boon Lau
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Royal Perth Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9243
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Renal function and acid-base balance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.68