A rare and preventable cause of respiratory insufficiency: ingestion of benzalkonium chloride.
Caustic agents stored in ordinary containers can be ingested by children. These materials should be stored in soft distinctive bottles and in safe places. The probability of ingestion of a caustic agent is low in the newborn period, and caustic burns have been reported infrequently. In this case study, a newborn baby with severe respiratory insufficiency after ingestion of benzalkonium chloride is reported.
Okan
Fusun
F
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. fusunokan@yahoo.com
Coban
Asuman
A
Ince
Zeynep
Z
Can
Gulay
G
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000506:poisoning*; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds