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Q J Med 1993; 86: 735-738
© 1993 Association of Physicians

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Serious complications associated with Dettol poisoning

T. Y. K. CHAN, M. S. W. LAU and J. A. J. H. CRITCHLEY

From the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong

Address correspondence to Dr Thomas Y. K. Chan, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong

Received 23 May 1993 Accepted for publication 18 August 1993.

Dettol is involved in 10percnt; of self-poisoning-related hospital admissions in Hong Kong. Although serious poisonings and even deaths after ingesting this common household disinfectant have been reported, the frequency with which these complications may occur is not known. In a retrospective study of 67 cases of Dettol poisoning, we found that serious complications were relatively common (8%) and these included aspiration of Dettol with gastric contents resulting in pneumonia, cardiopulmonary arrest, bronchospasm, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and severe laryngeal oedema with upper airways obstruction. It is particularly important that the airways are adequately protected before the patient is lavaged following Dettol poisoning, and the immediate recognition of any upper airway obstruction requiring intubation will then be lifesaving.


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