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AN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA
ISSN 03 02 4660
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| Niger J Paed 2015; 42 (3):237–240 | |
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CASE REPORT Accidental sulphuric acid poisoning in a newborn |
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Abdulkadir I Hassan L Abdullahi F Akeredolu FD Purdue S Okpe M Sobowale AM Adewumi OA Abdullahi U Onadiran MA Sholadoye TT Baba S Ogala WN DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njp. v42i3.14 Accepted: 18th May 2015 Abdulkadir I Hassan L, Abdullahi F, Akeredolu FD Purdue S, Okpe M, Sobowale AM, Adewumi OA, Abdullahi U Onadiran MA, Ogala WN Department of Paediatrics Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika - Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. Email: isaburamla@yahoo.com Sholadoye TT, Baba S Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika - Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. |
ABSTRACT 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. Keywords: Acid ingestion, corrosives injuries, caustic substances, chemical ingestion, newborn |