Citation

Kundra TS, Bhutatani V, Gupta R, Kaur P. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. 2015; 9(8): UD01-2.

Affiliation

Specialist Anaesthetist, Freelancer, Mohali, Punjab, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, JCDR Prepublishing)

DOI

10.7860/JCDR/2015/15503.6274

PMID

26436023

Abstract

Naphthalene is a widely used industrial and household chemical in the form of mothballs. But it has rarely been an agent of poisoning worldwide. We describe a case of ingestional naphthalene poisoning with a good outcome after proper management. A 29-year-old girl ingested 8 mothballs, and presented two days later with haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia. She was given intravenous methylene blue, N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid, besides supportive treatment. Renal replacement therapy in the form of SLED of 8 hours was done on a daily basis. She was discharged after ten days on twice a week outpatient follow-up haemodialysis.

Language: en