Open AccessAcute naphthalene toxicity presenting with metabolic acidosis: a rare complication
Author(s) -
Karthick Annamalai,
Shrikiran Aroor,
Suneel C Mundkur,
PV Chaitanya Varma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-6189(13)60018-9
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic acidosis , methemoglobinemia , vomiting , sodium bicarbonate , complication , anemia , anesthesia , methylene blue , acidosis , naphthalene , toxicity , nausea , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , photocatalysis , catalysis
Naphthalene moth ball poisoning in children can present with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. A 2 year old boy who had accidentally consumed unknown number of moth balls presented 3 d later with vomiting, seizures, methemoglobinemia, hemolytic anemia and altered sensorium. He was managed with red blood cell transfusion, IV Methylene blue and Sodium bicarbonate. Clinical and laboratory parameters normalized. We describe this case as ingestional naphthalene poisoning with rare manifestation of metabolic acidosis, with a good outcome after treatment