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.
Subbalaxmi
M V S
MV
Department of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com
Abkari
S
S
Srinivasan
V R
VR
Krishnaprasad
A
A
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