A 50-year-old man with no past medical history presented to the emergency department
after drinking a quarter of glass of oxygenated water. The ingestion accidently occured
at 3 PM. The substance was immediately labeled since the patient mixed up his own
bottle of water with detergent containing 12% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that he used at his place of work. He reported an immediate sensation of burning
in the mouth with formation of a bubble with 2 vomiting episodes and epigastric pain.
On admission, he was hemodynamically stable. There was no biological repercussion.
Clinical examination was subnormal with only a sensible epigastric area. There was
no buccal lesion and no difficulty swallowing.
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Published online: May 25, 2022
Accepted:
April 15,
2022
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