Alessandro Tarditi, Leda Montalbano, Stefano Spina, Francesco Marrazzo, Giampaolo Casella, Paolo Schenardi, Tommaso Conti, Ilaria Angeli, Mauro Minoli, Roberto Fumagalli, Thomas Langer
BACKGROUND: Perchloroethylene is a colorless, strong-smelling substance commonly used for dry cleaning. Liver and kidney toxicities and carcinogenicity are well-known occupational hazards caused by chronic perchloroethylene exposure. Acute intoxication by ingestion of nondiluted perchloroethylene is rare in the adult population owing to its strong smell and taste. Very few data are available to physicians managing patients in this situation. CASE PRESENTATION: An 89-year-old Caucasian woman accidentally drank perchloroethylene while visiting her laundry, leading to a coma within a few minutes...
October 26, 2022: Journal of Medical Case Reports