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Two Children with Bromate Intoxication due to Ingestion of the Second Preparation for Permanent Hair Waving
Author(s) -
Watanabe Tohru,
Abe Tokinari,
Satoh Masahisa,
Oda Yoshihiko,
Takada Tsuneo,
Yanagihara Toshio
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1992.tb01017.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , bromate , antidote , basement membrane , pathology , gastroenterology , physiology , toxicity , ion , physics , quantum mechanics
We report two children who suffered from sodium bromate intoxication due to ingestion of the second preparation for permanent hair waving (the second permanent preparation). One child suffered from gastrointestinal symptoms only. The other exhibited slight acute renal insufficiency. Results of the histological examination of the kidney in the sick child with acute renal insufficiency showed sporadic epithelial separation of the proximal tubuli under light microscopy. In addition, we could demonstrate more clearly epithelial separation and unbroken tubular basement membranes under electron microscopy (EM). To our knowledge, this is the first report of EM findings in this disease. The mechanism of epithelial injuries by bromate is not clear.