Mothball containing Napthalene is commonly used in house hold in india. Poisning is very rare with naphthalene ball. This is case of ingestional naphthalene poisoning. A 16- year old female ingested 4 mothballs, and presented two days later with haemolysis and acute kidney injury. She was given N-acetylcysteine. Hemodialysis was done. She was discharged with normal creatinine and hemoglobin levels.
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