Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics (Jul 2024)

Accidental sulphuric acid poisoning in a newborn

  • Abdulkadir I,
  • Hassan L,
  • Abdullahi F,
  • Akeredolu FD ,
  • Purdue S,
  • Okpe M,
  • Adewumi OA,
  • Sobowale AM ,
  • Abdullahi U ,
  • Onadiran MA ,
  • Sholadoye TT,
  • Baba S,
  • Ogala WN

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42, no. 3
pp. 237 – 240

Abstract

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A six hour old baby girl presented with shortness of breath and haematemesis five hours after accidental ingestion of sulfuric acid. We report the clinical presentation of corrosive ingestion in a neonate a rare and sparsely reported occurrence at such tender age.

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