ACETIC-ACID INTOXICATION BY RECTAL ADMINISTRATION

Authors
KAWAMATA M FUJITA S MAYUMI T SUMITA S OMOTE K NAMIKI A
Citation
M. Kawamata et al., ACETIC-ACID INTOXICATION BY RECTAL ADMINISTRATION, Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 32(3), 1994, pp. 333-336
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology
Journal title
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07313810
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
333 - 336
Database
ISI
SICI code
0731-3810(1994)32:3<333:AIBRA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The enhanced toxicity of acid instilled directly into the rectum, with out benefit of dilution and neutralization in the upper intestine, is evident in a case of acetic acid intoxication by accidental rectal adm inistration of 50 mL of 9% acetic acid to a 5-year-old boy. The compli cations included necrosis of the colon, acute renal failure, acute liv er dysfunction, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) and seps is.