The National medical journal of India 2010-01-01

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide ingestion: a rare cause of corrosive chemical poisoning.

M V S Subbalaxmi, S Abkari, V R Srinivasan, A Krishnaprasad

Index: Natl. Med. J. India 23(3) , 150-1, (2010)

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Abstract

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, commonly used in the lamination industry, is a highly inflammable substance. Ingestion of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. It can cause injury to the gastrointestinal tract on ingestion, leading to gangrene or perforation. Gastric lavage is contraindicated as it is a highly corrosive substance. We report a patient with poisoning due to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and developed gangrene of the bowel and died of septicaemia and multiorgan failure.

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