Citation

Kynaston JA, Patrick MK, Shepherd RW, Raivadera PV, Cleghorn GI. Med. J. Aust. 1989; 151(1): 5-7.

Affiliation

Royal Children's Hospital, Herston, QLD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2770590

Abstract

Automatic-dishwasher detergent is a common household substance which is extremely corrosive and potentially fatal if ingested. In this report, we discuss the implications of the ingestion of automatic-dishwasher detergent in 18 children over a three-year period. Ten of the 18 children gained access to the automatic-dishwasher detergent from the dishwasher on the completion of a washing-cycle, while the remainder ingested the detergent directly from the packet. There was a poor correlation between the presenting signs and symptoms and the subsequent endoscopic findings in the 14 children who underwent endoscopy.

Language: en