When your breath dyes away

Authors : Mohammed Ismaıl NIZAMI

Pages : 119-121

Doi:10.33706/jemcr.804013

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Publication Date : 2020-12-28

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Introduction The use of hair dye for deliberate self-harm is seen in many parts of the world. Paraphenylenediamine insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PPD); is the main constituent of hair dye formulations and is found to be highly toxic. The other constituents are resorcinol, propylene glycol, sodium ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid, preservatives and perfume. Clinical features of PPD poisoning include severe cervicofacial odema, chocolate colored urine, oliguria and shock. Management is mainly supportive and there are no specific antidotes. Case report A young lady was brought to ED with complains of sudden onset swelling of chin, neck and tongue. She was sitting upright with hoarseness of voice. She had edema over her chin and lower half of face extending to the neck. The tongue was hard and edematous. As her symptoms worsened she asked for a piece of paper to write and wrote “VASOMOL”, which is a brand name for the hair dye containing paraphenelyenediamine. Conclusion The difficult airway management is an essential skill needed for the emergency physician. Hair dye poisoning has been known to cause severe angioneurotic odema. Ours is a case of PPD poisoning which presented with life threatening airway odema. We followed the ABCD assessment and on determining the need for airway control, we planned a surgical airway immediately.
Keywords : acute tubular necrosis, paraphenylenediamine, rhabdomyolysis, angioneurotic oedema