Ingestion of white spirit resulting in perineal skin burns: a case report and review of the literature.

In the literature, possible systemic effects on health of inhalation or ingestion of white spirit are well described. Only a few case reports discuss the toxic skin effects that can occur following massive ingestion. Ingestion of large amounts of white spirit produces a watery diarrhoea with a high concentration of white spirit, resulting in perineal skin burns when there is prolonged contact. We describe a patient who developed partial thickness perineal skin burns after ingestion of white spirit and review the literature. The present data indicate that conservative therapy of the skin burns is recommended.

Citation

Joke Vanhoucke, Walter Buylaert, Kirsten Colpaert, Peter De Paepe. Ingestion of white spirit resulting in perineal skin burns: a case report and review of the literature. Acta clinica Belgica. 2017 Oct;72(5):361-364

PMID: 28251862

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