Citation

Vanhoucke J, Buylaert W, Colpaert K, De Paepe P. Acta Clin. Belg. 2017; 72(5): 361-364.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine , Ghent University Hospital , Ghent , Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Maney Publishing)

DOI

10.1080/17843286.2017.1290190

PMID

28251862

Abstract

In the literature, possible systemic effects on health of inhalation or ingestion of white spirit are well described. Only a few case reports discuss the toxic skin effects that can occur following massive ingestion. Ingestion of large amounts of white spirit produces a watery diarrhoea with a high concentration of white spirit, resulting in perineal skin burns when there is prolonged contact. We describe a patient who developed partial thickness perineal skin burns after ingestion of white spirit and review the literature. The present data indicate that conservative therapy of the skin burns is recommended.

Language: en

Keywords

Perineal burns; White spirit