Mothball ingestion in the setting of G6PD deficiency causing severe hemolytic anemia, methemoglobinemia, and multiple organ failure in a toddler - Kuwada G, Murakami A, Glaser DW, Ingraham SE, Purohit PJ.

Mothballs containing naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene are known to cause hemolysis and methemoglobinemia. They can also affect the other organs, including the kidneys, liver, lungs, and skeletal muscles. The involvement of 1 or 2 organs at a time has bee...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news