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Phosphate poisoning by ingestion of clothes washing liquid and fabric conditioner
Author(s) -
Vincent J. C.,
Sheikh A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00606.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , hypocalcaemia , ventilation (architecture) , clothing , intubation , phosphate , anesthesia , calcium , biochemistry , mechanical engineering , chemistry , archaeology , engineering , history
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.