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Acute carbolic acid poisoning: A report of four cases
Prabhas Prasun Giri1, Rajiv Sinha1, Shalini Sikka2
1Department of Pediatrics and PICU, Institute of Child Health, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
Phenol (carbolic acid) is one of the oldest antiseptic agents. Apart from being used in many commercially available products, in rural India, it is often used in the household to prevent snake infestation. We hereby present four cases of acute carbolic acid poisoning which we saw over the last monsoon. The cases highlight the multiple routes of absorption of carbolic acid as well as its multi-organ complications which often necessitate intensive care of local therapy decreases systemic phenol absorption from cutaneous exposure and may help in reducing severity.
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