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Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης
ΩτοΡινοΛαρυγγολόγος
Αναπαύσεως 5
Άγιος Νικόλαος Κρήτη 72100
2841026182
6032607174

Πέμπτη 26 Απριλίου 2018

Fatal case of commercial moisture absorber ingestion

Description 

One of the most commercially available moisture absorbers is a dehydrating agent containing calcium chloride. In humid environments such as basements, kitchens, cabinets and closets, calcium chloride provides effective moisture absorption by becoming highly concentrated calcium chloride brine. Ingestion of calcium chloride can lead to severe hypercalcaemia and can be fatal. In our case, hypercalcaemia developed from intentional ingestion of moisture absorber and the patient eventually died. To our knowledge, fatality from commercial moisture of absorber ingestion has not been reported. A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) 20 min after intentionally ingesting 300 mL of commercial moisture absorber solution. It contained 300 g of calcium chloride (figure 1). The patient had a history of a pervasive developmental disorder. When the patient first presented to ED, he was alert. The patient's initial symptoms were nausea and vomiting. Gastric lavage was done, and activated charcoal was used....



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