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A common public health problem: corrosive ingestion in children

Yaygın bir halk sağlığı sorunu: Çocuklarda koroziv madde içimi

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Also, packages containing corrosive substances should not contain interesting colors and designs for children.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Corrosive substances are both histologically and functionally damaging agents when contacted with the mucosa.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The medical records of 125 patients who were followed up because of intake of corrosive substances between 2014 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.
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Conclusion & Impact:Also, packages containing corrosive substances should not contain interesting colors and designs for children.
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Abstract

Objective: Corrosive substances are both histologically and functionally damaging agents when contacted with the mucosa. Corrosive substance ingestion is still one of the most important and frequent home accidents because of the reasons such as the storage of corrosives in food containers, colored packages, and places where children can reach easily. Methods: The medical records of 125 patients who were followed up because of intake of corrosive substances between 2014 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were evaluated according to age, gender, type of corrosive substance ingested and type of treatment. Results: Of 125 cases 63 were girls (50.4%), 62 were males (49.6%). The median age of the cases was 4.1 years. Among the corrosive substances, most frequently laundry bleach (48%; n=61), vinegar (17%; n=21), drain opener (12.8%; n=16), washing liquid (9%; n=11), olive sweetener (caustic) (n=3; 2.4%), lime dissolver (n=4; 3.2%), salicylic acid (n=3; 2.4%), oil solvent (n=2; 1.6%), wart drug (n=2; 1.6%), and acetonide (n=2; 1.6%) were ingested in respective number of patients. Esophagoscopy was performed only in patients with symptoms. Conclusion: Prevention of the intake of corrosives is much simpler and more economical when compared with long and expensive treatment processes.It is necessary that everyone who cares about children must be carefull. Corrosive substances must kept in sealed packages even in locked cabinets. Also, packages containing corrosive substances should not contain interesting colors and designs for children.

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Amaç: Koroziv maddeler, mukoza ile temas ettiğinde hem histolojik hem de fonksiyonel zarar veren maddelerdir. Koroziflerin içecek-yiyecek kutularında, renkli ambalajlarda ve çocukların kolayca ulaşabilecekleri yerlerde korunması gibi nedenlerden dolayı çocukluk çağında korozif madde içilmesi önemli ve sık görülen ev kazalarından biridir. Yöntem: 2014-2017 yılları arasında korozif madde içilmesi tanısıyla izlenen 125 hastanın kayıtları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastalar yaş, cinsiyet, içilen koroziv maddenin türü ve tedavi şekline göre değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Yüz yirmi beş olgunun 63’ü kız (%50,4) 62’si erkek (%49,6) idi. Olguların yaş ortalaması 4,1 yıldı. İçilen korozif maddeler içinde en sık olanlar sırayla 61 hastada çamaşır suyu (%48), 21 hastada sirke (%17), 16 hastada lavabo açıcılar (%12,8), 11 hastada bulaşık deterjanı (%9), 3 hastada zeytin tatlandırıcı (kostik) (%2,4), 4 hastada kireç çözücü (%3,2), 3 hastada tuz ruhu (%2,4), 2 hastada yağ çözücü (%1,6), 2 hastada siğil ilacı (%1,6), 2 hastada asetondu (%1,6). Yalnızca semptomu olan hastalara özefagoskopi yapıldı. Sonuç: Korozivlerin içilmesinin önlenmesi, komplikasyonları ve uzun ve pahalı tedavi süreçleri düşünüldüğünde çok daha basit ve ekonomiktir. Koroziv maddelerin gıda kapları içinde değil kapalı ambalajlarda hatta kilitli dolaplarda korunması ve çocukların bakımı ile ilgilenen herkesin bu konuda bilinçlendirilmesi gereklidir. Ayrıca koroziv madde içeren ambalajların çocuklar için ilgi çekici renk ve tasarımlar içermemesi gerekmektedir.

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ÇELİKKAYA, M. E., ATICI, A., EL, Ç., AKÇORA, B. (2018). A common public health problem: corrosive ingestion in children. İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 184–188. https://ajindex.com/articles/193544

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