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Phosphate poisoning by ingestion of clothes washing liquid and fabric conditioner |
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| Authors: | J C Vincent & A Sheikh |
| Institution: | ;Senior Registrar, Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Shirley, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK,;Specialist Registrar, Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Shirley, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK |
| Abstract: | A case of deliberate ingestion of clothes washing liquid and fabric conditioner is described. Tracheal intubation and controlled ventilation became necessary because of respiratory muscle dysfunction associated with hypocalcaemia. We suggest that the phosphate component of the clothes washing liquid was responsible for the dramatic metabolic upset and subsequent need for admission to the Intensive Care Unit. |
| Keywords: | Overdose clothes washing liquid phosphate Complications hyperphosphataemia hypocalcaemia |