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BORIC-ACID POISONING

BORIC-ACID POISONING BORIC acid and sodium borate are sufficiently poisonous to cause severe symptoms and death when used in amounts commonly considered to be perfectly harmless. Boric acid is readily absorbed by a number of different routes and is particularly insidious in that symptoms may be minimal until a lethal or near lethal dose has been absorbed. A number of cases of boric-acid poisoning have been reported in the literature, but relatively few are accompanied with laboratory data, autopsy findings, or tissue analyses for boron. A number of deaths, particularly in infants, are mentioned in the literature but have not been adequately reported. References to boric-acid poisoning are almost completely absent from the pediatric journals. The following case is presented because it occurred in an older infant without a severe complicating disease and because a complete autopsy, including tissue analysis for boron, was performed. REPORT OF A CASE I. C., a 9-mo.-old http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1951 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1951.02040040483010
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Abstract

BORIC acid and sodium borate are sufficiently poisonous to cause severe symptoms and death when used in amounts commonly considered to be perfectly harmless. Boric acid is readily absorbed by a number of different routes and is particularly insidious in that symptoms may be minimal until a lethal or near lethal dose has been absorbed. A number of cases of boric-acid poisoning have been reported in the literature, but relatively few are accompanied with laboratory data, autopsy findings, or tissue analyses for boron. A number of deaths, particularly in infants, are mentioned in the literature but have not been adequately reported. References to boric-acid poisoning are almost completely absent from the pediatric journals. The following case is presented because it occurred in an older infant without a severe complicating disease and because a complete autopsy, including tissue analysis for boron, was performed. REPORT OF A CASE I. C., a 9-mo.-old

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Oct 1, 1951

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