An acute zinc chloride poisoning in a child: was chelator therapy effective?
An acute zinc chloride poisoning due to ingestion is a rare event. Symptoms include: corrosive pharyngeal lesions, vomiting and lethargy. Laboratory findings may include hyperglycaemia, hyperamylasaemia, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and renal insufficiency. This case report describes an accidental zinc chloride poisoning in a child, with lethargy as the most pronounced clinical sign. Clinical evaluation and chelator therapy are discussed.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic University Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium.
W J
WJ
De Groote
M B
MB
Sabbe
A I
AI
Meulemans
K J
KJ
Desmet
H H
HH
Delooz
D000208:Acute Disease; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000506:poisoning*; D004112:Dimercaprol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*
D002614:Chelating Agents; D002712:Chlorides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D004112:Dimercaprol; C016837:zinc chloride