Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide ingestion: a rare cause of corrosive chemical poisoning.
Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, commonly used in the lamination industry, is a highly inflammable substance. Ingestion of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. It can cause injury to the gastrointestinal tract on ingestion, leading to gangrene or perforation. Gastric lavage is contraindicated as it is a highly corrosive substance. We report a patient with poisoning due to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and developed gangrene of the bowel and died of septicaemia and multiorgan failure.
Department of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com
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Abkari
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Srinivasan
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Krishnaprasad
D000328:Adult; D002074:Butanones / Q000506:poisoning*; D002424:Caustics / Q000506:poisoning*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013405:Suicide
D002074:Butanones; D002424:Caustics; C011007:methyl ethyl ketone peroxide