Portal Venous Gas Following Ingestion of Hydrogen Peroxide Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Tsuboi, Chika
- Naito, Hiromichi
- Hagioka, Shingo
- Hanafusa, Hiroaki
- Hirayama, Takahiro
- Kosaki, Yoshinori
- Iida, Atsuyoshi
- Yumoto, Tetsuya
- Tsukahara, Kohei
- Morimoto, Naoki
- Nakao, Atsunori
Publication date
April 2018
DOI Publisher
Okayama University Medical School Journal
issn:0386-300XAbstract
The primary toxicity of hydrogen peroxide results from its interaction with catalase, which liberates water and oxygen. We report the case of a 14-year-old Japanese girl with portal venous gas that was caused by oxygen liberated from intentionally ingested hydrogen peroxide. Although she had a past history of atrial septal defect, recovery without cardiac or neurological sequelae was achieved using hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Emergency physicians must be aware of the danger of liberated oxygen due to hydrogen peroxide ingestion
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