A 55-year-old female who works at a local laundromat was brought to our emergency
department by EMS after an intentional bleach ingestion. The patient was found by her …

A 16-year-old woman deliberately drank 4.5% sodium hypochlorite bleach. She was
transferred to the emergency department after gastric lavage was performed at a local clinic …

Discussion: Apart from oven and grill cleaners (pH 13.5-14), bleach is one of the most
corrosive household substances due to its alkalinity. The concentration of sodium …

Caustic self-poisoning is a major health hazard, which affects any age, but is particularly
serious among the elderly. Household bleach is a caustic that contains 3% to 6% sodium …

Ingestion of sodium hypochlorite bleach is usually benign, leading most emergency
departments to advocate conservative home management. We report a rare case of …

Background: Corrosive ingestion can result in a wide range of severe injuries, from
superficial burns to full-thickness necrosis of the esophagus and stomach, which can lead to …

INTRODUCTION: The ingestion of bleach is usually benign, causing ear, nose, throat and
gastrointestinal irritation. Because significant injury following bleach ingestion is unusual …

French commercial bleach solutions contain 3.8-13.3% sodium hypochlorite stabilized by<
0.1% of sodium hydroxide with approximate pH 11. Although most of the toxicity due to …

Summary(Jpn J Clin Toxicol 2014; 27: 39-44) A 69-year-old man was admitted to the
emergency department 3 hours after ingestion of a bleaching agent containing …

White Spirit, a hydrocarbon solvent-based paint remover, has a de-fatting action. Dermal
exposure can cause irritation, blistering, necrosis and burns. 1 We present a case series of …