[Accidential consumption of wart remover]

Not seldom do people buy medicine abroad while on business or holiday, where international labelling is less than optimal. Once home, the medication is often kept alongside every-day products, sometimes resulting in home accidents due to a confusion of products. In this case a six-month-old girl was administered five drops of monochloroacetic acid orally as a result of mistaking a bottle of D-vitamin with a bottle of acid for the removal of warts. She suffered a mild poisoning, chemical burns and required intubation due to oedema of the upper airways, but no long-term effects.