TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Hydrogen peroxide solution ingestion caused brain death of a 3-year-old girl
JO  - Pediatric emergency care
A1  - Ikiz, Mehmet Alper
A1  - Yakut, Halil Ibrahim
A1  - Kurt, Funda
A1  - Sahin, Sanliay
A1  - Yalçin, Haci Nadir
A1  - Baştemur, Mehmet
A1  - Kalkan, Gokhan
SP  - 502
EP  - 503
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - Hydrogen peroxide solutions are often used in daily life as a household disinfectant and in cosmetic products and are therefore a common source of intentional poisonings, especially for children. When ingested in small amounts, it may cause severe central nervous system damage as a result of arterial emboli like our case. The benefit of hyperbaric oxygen treatment in this situation is known, but the neurologic deficits of our case did not improve with this method and finally brain death occurred. This is may be related by the timing of treatment after the event. We would like to emphasize that every clinician must be aware of the dangers of hydrogen peroxide ingestion and hyperbaric oxygen treatment may be of benefit if it is performed immediately.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-5161
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a387b
ID  - ref1
ER  -