title: Unintentional ingestion of 60% hydrogen peroxide by a six-year-old child.
abstract: Ingestion of industrial-strength hydrogen peroxide is rare. Fatal outcomes have been reported with solutions of 35%. We report a six-year-old boy who unintentionally ingested an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide with a concentration of 60%. Upon admission to our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit he was intubated and received ventilatory assistance for 48h. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed soon after admission and laparoscopy was performed 24h later. Recovery was satisfactory, and the patient was discharged on day 18 with no evidence of pathological sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Gastroenterology Section, National Poison Center, Hospital Nacional Profesor Doctor Alejandro Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. jose_sansone@hotmail.com
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sansone
authors.forename: Nilda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Román
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bigliardi
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voitzuk
authors.forename: Vanina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000506:poisoning*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide