Abstract
We report a case of voluntary poisoning with formalin in a 47-year-old man. The initial status included respiratory failure, metabolic acidosis and coagulopathy. Medical therapy consisted of mechanical ventilation, a single prolonged haemodialysis session, N-acetylcysteine, and folic acid administration. The corrosive damage to the gastrointestinal tract required an oesogastrectomy and three months later a colic transplant.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Acetylcysteine / therapeutic use
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Acidosis / chemically induced
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Blood Coagulation Disorders / chemically induced
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Burns, Chemical / surgery
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Caustics / poisoning*
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Colon / transplantation
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Esophagectomy
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Esophagus / injuries
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Expectorants / therapeutic use
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Fixatives / poisoning*
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Folic Acid / therapeutic use
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Formaldehyde / poisoning*
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Gastrectomy
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Hematinics / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Renal Dialysis
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Respiration, Artificial
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Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced
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Stomach / injuries
Substances
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Caustics
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Expectorants
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Fixatives
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Hematinics
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Formaldehyde
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Folic Acid
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Acetylcysteine