Delayed Inhalational Injury due to  Accidental Muriatic Acid Poisoning

Naga Siri Kavuru; Shanmuganadan Krishnan

doi:10.51611/iars.irj.v11i2.2021.161

Authors

Dr. Kavuru Naga Siri Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5714-5396
Dr. K. Shanmuganadan Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-7714

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51611/iars.irj.v11i2.2021.161

Keywords:

acute lung injury, poisoning, inhalational injury, Safety, Acid poisoning, Acid Gas

Abstract

Muriatic acid is the commonly used toilet bowl cleaner in India. It is delivered industrially and is utilized for cleaning, pickling, electroplating metals, in refining mineral metals, in petrol well extraction, in cowhide tanning, in the refining of fats, cleansers, and consumable oils. Inhalation is the most common exposure of muriatic acid contamination. In this article, medical studies about a case of delayed inhalational injury due to muriatic acid poisoning has been reported.

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