Citation

Voorde PT, Asklund C, Venzo A. Ugeskr. Laeger 2014; 176(38): ePub.

Affiliation

Klinik for Plastikkirurgi, Brandsår og Brystkirurgi, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 3, 2100 København Ø. E-mail: piacajsa@tenvoorde.dk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25294210

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.

Language: da