Intentional ingestion of cyanoacrylate

Intentional ingestion of cyanoacrylate

Abstract

Clinical Toxicology (2012), 50, 446–447 Copyright © 2012 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. ISSN: 1556-3650 print / 1556-9519 online DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2012.663919 IMAGES Intentional ingestion of cyanoacrylate SIN YOUL PARK1,3, JUNGMIN WOO2,4, JEONG BAE PARK3, and HYO-DEOG RIM4 1Emergency medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea Seodaegudaedong Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea 3Emergency medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea 4Psychiatry, School of medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea 2Psychiatry, Introduction Cyanoacrylate, which is well known as “instant glue,” is commonly used as a fast-acting adhesive. However, little is known about effects of ingested cyanoacrylate. We report images of the effects associated with a woman who intentionally ingested cyanoacrylate. Case report A 72-year-old woman visited the emergency department (ED) after ingestion of three bottles (30 ml) of cyanoacrylate 7 hours ago. She did not complain of dyspnea, but her throat was red and swollen. In radiography and laboratory tests Fig. 1. Radiographic findings. Simple radiography of abdomen (A~B) and contrast–enhanced CT scan after twelve months (C~D) (A) In initial simple radiography of the abdomen, definite abnormal findings were not observed and high density materials cannot be found in this image. (B) Simple radiography