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Kerosene oil poisoning in children: a hospital-based prospective study in Sri Lanka
1Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
This is a prospective hospital based study of 526 cases of kerosene oil poisoning seen during a 10 year period. There were 5 cases of deliberate self poisoning and 1 case of attempted homicide. 520 cases were accidental. Pneumonitis occurred in 299 children of whom 253 had vomited after kerosene oil ingestion. There were 3 deaths.