title: Airway edema following household bleach ingestion.
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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Department, Boston Medical Center, MA 02118.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Babl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kharsch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woolf
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007223:Infant; D011042:Poisons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D011042:Poisons; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid