Clinical Study Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2008

Cerebral air gas embolism from concentrated hydrogen peroxide ingestion.

Rider SP, Jackson SB, Rusyniak DE — Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2008

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of cerebral air gas embolism (CAGE) from concentrated hydrogen peroxide ingestion and reviewed similar cases from medical literature.

What They Found

They found that a 48-year-old male who accidentally ingested 33% hydrogen peroxide developed CAGE, which resolved after hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). A literature search revealed two other CAGE cases from hydrogen peroxide ingestion treated with HBOT that also had complete symptom resolution, compared to only one of seven cases without HBOT.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The study is limited by being a single case report supplemented by a small literature review, which prevents broad generalizations.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	18608295
Year Published	2008
Journal	Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
MeSH Terms	Embolism, Air; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Intracranial Embolism; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Poisoning

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