%0 Journal Article
%T Acute Kidney Injury Following Star Fruit (Averrhoa carambola) Ingestion in a Previously Healthy Young Man
%A Abdul Mumith Ruhan
%A Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
%A MM Jahangir Alam
%A Md Moyeen Uddin
%A Md Shafiqul Bari
%A Parash Ullah
%J Journal of Medicine
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v19i1.34846
%X Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) is a commonly available and popular fruit in many tropical and subtropical countries. Although star fruit induced oxalate nephropathy in patients with pre-existing renal impairment is well documented, reports on its effect on those with normal renal function are infrequent. Hereby we report a case where a young man with previously normal renal function presented with AKI that was attributable to consumption of star fruit. This write up illustrates the importance of obtaining the patient¡¯s history with respect to ingestion of star fruit in case of sudden and unexplained development of renal impairment. J MEDICINE Jan 2018; 19 (1) : 63-65
%K Star fruit
%K AKI
%K Oxalate nephropathy
%U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JOM/article/view/34846