Potassium permanganate ingestion as a suicide attempt

Potassium permanganate ingestion as a suicide attempt

Potassium permanganate is a highly corrosive, water-soluble oxidizing antiseptic. A 68- year-old female patient was admitted to our Emergency Department after ingestion of 3 tablets of 250 mg potassium permanganate as a suicide attempt. The physical exam revealed brown stained lesions in the orophar...

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Main Authors: Sebnem Eren Cevik, Onur Yesil, Tuba Cimilli Ozturk, Ozlem Guneysel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
Subjects:
emergency department
emergency endoscopy
potassium permanganate
suicide attempt.
Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/442

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