Imaging use after 35% hydrogen peroxide ingestion by a 3-year-old: a case report

T. Christy Hallett; Lauren Klein; Daniel Dunnavant; Allison J. Weatherly; Rebecca S. Kidd; Rebecca E. Bruccoleri

doi:10.1080/24734306.2023.2203367

Toxicology Communications (Dec 2023)

Imaging use after 35% hydrogen peroxide ingestion by a 3-year-old: a case report

T. Christy Hallett,
Lauren Klein,
Daniel Dunnavant,
Allison J. Weatherly,
Rebecca S. Kidd,
Rebecca E. Bruccoleri

Affiliations

T. Christy Hallett: Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A
Lauren Klein: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, U.S.A
Daniel Dunnavant: Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, U.S.A
Allison J. Weatherly: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, U.S.A
Rebecca S. Kidd: Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, U.S.A
Rebecca E. Bruccoleri: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, U.S.A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24734306.2023.2203367
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1

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AbstractHydrogen peroxide, at 35% concentration, is a potent surface cleaner not intended for ingestion. We present a case of unintentional ingestion of 35% hydrogen peroxide by a 3-year-old male that resulted in portal venous gas. In particular, we illustrate the correlation of ultrasound with computed tomography with the prospect of pediatric patients avoiding unnecessary ionizing radiation and barriers to care.

Published in Toxicology Communications

ISSN: 2473-4306 (Online)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ttxc

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