TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Survival after hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hypokalemia and cardiac arrest following mild hydrofluoric acid burn
JO  - Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
A1  - Wu, Ming-Ling
A1  - Deng, Juo-Fang
A1  - Fan, Ju-Sing
SP  - 953
EP  - 955
VL  - 48
IS  - 9
N2  - Background. Although hydrofluoric (HF) acid burns may cause extensive tissue damage, severe systemic toxicity is not common after mild dermal exposure. Case. A 36-year-old worker suffered a first-degree burn of 3% of his total body surface area as a result of being splashed on the right thigh with 20% HF acid. Immediate irrigation and topical use of calcium gluconate gel prevented local injury. However, the patient developed hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia, hypokalemia, bradycardia, and eventually had asystole at 16 h post-exposure, which were unusual findings. He was successfully resuscitated by administration of calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Conclusion. This report highlights a late risk of HF acid dermal exposure.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-3650
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2010.533676
ID  - ref1
ER  -