Naphthalene Poisoning following Ingestion of Mothballs: A Case Report
Published: August 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6274
Tanveer Singh Kundra, Vikas Bhutani, Rimple Gupta, Parminder Kaur
1. Specialist Anaesthetist, Freelancer, Mohali, Punjab, India.
2. Additional Director, Department of Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
3. Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Mayo Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
4. Specialist Anaesthetist, Freelancer, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Tanveer Singh Kundra,
Kothi No.184, Phase 4, Mohali, Punjab- 160055, India.
E-mail: tvskundra@yahoo.co.in
Naphthalene is a widely used industrial and household chemical in the form of mothballs. But it has rarely been an agent of poisoning worldwide. We describe a case of ingestional naphthalene poisoning with a good outcome after proper management. A 29-year-old girl ingested 8 mothballs, and presented two days later with haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia. She was given intravenous methylene blue, N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid, besides supportive treatment. Renal replacement therapy in the form of SLED of 8 hours was done on a daily basis. She was discharged after ten days on twice a week outpatient follow-up haemodialysis.
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