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Airway edema following household bleach ingestion

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: Household bleach is a frequent nonpharmaceutical childhood ingestion in the US. It is regarded as a benign ingestion. A rare presentation is reported of poisoning by low-concentration hypochlorite household bleach in a toddler that led to severe respiratory sequelae. The literature on respiratory and nonrespiratory sequelae of liquid household bleach ingestion is reviewed.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/s0735-6757(98)90006-7

Authors: Franz E Babl, Sigmund Kharsch, Alan Woolf

Institutions: Boston Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Poisoning and overdose treatments

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,980