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Acute Percutaneous Lactic Acid Poisoning in a Child
Author(s) -
Ramírez Manuela Esteban,
Youseef Wael Fasheh,
Romero Roser Garrido,
Martínez José María Quintillá,
GonzálezEnseñat Maria Antonia,
Vilaplana Xavier Sanmartí,
Cubells Carles Luaces
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00236.x
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , irritability , lactic acidosis , percutaneous , metabolic acidosis , acidosis , dermatology , intensive care medicine , surgery , pediatrics , anesthesia , menopause
Percutaneous poisoning is quite rare, and in particular, topical lactic acid poisoning is even more so. We report a young girl with lamellar ichthyosis and symptoms of poisoning, with clinical signs of irritability, agitation, myoclonia, and difficulty in walking, accompanied by lactic acidosis as a result of the more frequent than recommended application of emollients containing lactic acid. The clinical symptoms resolved upon discontinuation of the topical treatment. Among the possible causes of metabolic acidosis, health care providers should be aware of the possibility of percutaneous poisoning.