Abstract |
Naphthalene is a widely used industrial and household chemical in the form of mothballs. But it has rarely been an agent of poisoning worldwide. We describe a case of ingestional naphthalene poisoning with a good outcome after proper management. A 29-year-old girl ingested 8 mothballs, and presented two days later with haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia. She was given intravenous methylene blue, N- acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid, besides supportive treatment. Renal replacement therapy in the form of SLED of 8 hours was done on a daily basis. She was discharged after ten days on twice a week outpatient follow-up haemodialysis.
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Authors | Tanveer Singh Kundra, Vikas Bhutatani, Rimple Gupta, Parminder Kaur |
Journal | Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR
(J Clin Diagn Res)
Vol. 9
Issue 8
Pg. UD01-2
(Aug 2015)
ISSN: 2249-782X [Print] India |
PMID | 26436023
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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