Hair Dye Poisoning in a Paediatric Patient
Hair dye ingestion with suicidal intention has increased among rural Indian population and is associated with significant mortality. We report a teenager who presented with cervicofacial edema, respiratory distress, rhabdomyolysis, and myocarditis after ingesting the hair dye Super Vasmol 33. Early...
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| description | Hair dye ingestion with suicidal intention has increased among rural Indian population and is associated with significant mortality. We report a teenager who presented with cervicofacial edema, respiratory distress, rhabdomyolysis, and myocarditis after ingesting the hair dye Super Vasmol 33. Early and supportive treatment can prevent morbidity and mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-88a29d447d744cef925d32a0208c85d82025-02-03T06:14:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/931463931463Hair Dye Poisoning in a Paediatric PatientJolly Chandran0Rimi Manners1Indira Agarwal2Kala Ebenezer3Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, IndiaPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, IndiaPaediatrics Unit 2, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, IndiaPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, IndiaHair dye ingestion with suicidal intention has increased among rural Indian population and is associated with significant mortality. We report a teenager who presented with cervicofacial edema, respiratory distress, rhabdomyolysis, and myocarditis after ingesting the hair dye Super Vasmol 33. Early and supportive treatment can prevent morbidity and mortality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/931463 |
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| title_full | Hair Dye Poisoning in a Paediatric Patient |
| title_fullStr | Hair Dye Poisoning in a Paediatric Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hair Dye Poisoning in a Paediatric Patient |
| title_short | Hair Dye Poisoning in a Paediatric Patient |
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