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Poisoning due to Savlon (Cetrimide) Liquid

Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

1 Seven adult cases of deliberate oral exposure to 'Savlon' liquid (chlorhexidine gluconate 0.3%, cetrimide 3%) are presented.

2 In six patients, the symptoms were relatively mild including nausea, vomiting, sore throat and abdominal pain.

3 One patient who had concomitantly taken 'Dettol' liquid was comatose and hypotensive at presentation and was complicated by aspiration pneumonia and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). She was ventilated for a total of 10 days and was hospitalised for 5 weeks.

4 The data from this study suggest that symptoms associated with Savlon poisoning are usually mild. When aspirated, Savlon together with 'Dettol' liquid can cause ARDS.

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 13, No. 10, 681-682 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/096032719401301005


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