Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis after chlorine inhalation.

Abstract

Chlorine gas inhalation is usually accompanied by pulmonary toxicity and hypoxemia; the associated acidemia, when present, has been attributed to lactic acidosis. This case report describes the development of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis following accidental chlorine gas exposure. The mechanism postulated for the production of this acidosis is the absorption of hydrochloric acid following the reaction of chlorine gas with tissue water. This may be the first case of chlorine toxicity in which the mechanism of the acidosis has been determined.

• Authors: H M Szerlip, I Singer
• Journal: The American journal of medicine (Am J Med) Vol. 77 Issue 3 Pg. 581-2 (Sep 1984) ISSN: 0002-9343 [Print] United States
• PMID: 6433707 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Chlorides
• Phosphoric Acids
• Carbon Dioxide
• Chlorine
• Sodium Hypochlorite
• phosphoric acid
• Hydrochloric Acid

Topics

• Accidents, Home
• Acidosis (blood, chemically induced)
• Adult
• Carbon Dioxide (blood)
• Chlorides (blood)
• Chlorine (poisoning)
• Female
• Humans
• Hydrochloric Acid (metabolism)
• Phosphoric Acids
• Sodium Hypochlorite