Chemical epiglottitis causing airway compromise after benzalkonium chloride ingestion
Even minimal ingestion of high-concentration benzalkonium chloride can cause life-threatening upper airway injury. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for airway compromise in cases of caustic ingestion based not only on ingested volume but also on clinical signs.
Authors
- Akifumi Kariya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5742-2473)
- Fumiya Inoue
- Waso Fujinaka
- Yuji Okazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-0338)
- Kentaro Egusa
- Akiko Izumikawa
Institutions
- Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2536315
- Primary Topic
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00