title: [Accidential consumption of wart remover].
abstract: Not seldom do people buy medicine abroad while on business or holiday, where international labelling is less than optimal. Once home, the medication is often kept alongside every-day products, sometimes resulting in home accidents due to a confusion of products. In this case a six-month-old girl was administered five drops of monochloroacetic acid orally as a result of mistaking a bottle of D-vitamin with a bottle of acid for the removal of warts. She suffered a mild poisoning, chemical burns and required intubation due to oedema of the upper airways, but no long-term effects.
authors.affiliation: Klinik for Plastikkirurgi, Brandsår og Brystkirurgi, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 3, 2100 København Ø. E-mail: piacajsa@tenvoorde.dk.
authors.forename: Pia Ten
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Voorde
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asklund
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venzo
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000085:Acetates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; C006972:chloroacetic acid