Citation

Subbalaxmi MV, Abkari S, Srinivasan VR, Krishnaprasad A. Natl. Med. J. India 2010; 23(3): 150-151.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20949717

Abstract

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.

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