Hearing and Visual Loss with Renal Failure Due to Sodium Bromate Poisoning.
- Author:
Jeong Jo JEONG
1
;
Woo Chul CHUNG
;
Yoon Hee CHOI
;
Kyung Ah YOH
;
Tak Yong KIM
;
Kyung Su PARK
;
Jong Min LEE
;
Dong Chan JIN
;
Yoon Sik CHANG
;
Byung Kee BANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sodium bromate;
Acute renal failure;
Visual loss;
Hearing loss
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Adult;
Anemia, Hemolytic;
Bromates;
Central Nervous System;
Deafness;
Depression;
Diarrhea;
Eating;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hair;
Hearing Loss;
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural;
Hearing*;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Oxidants;
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases;
Peritoneal Dialysis;
Poisoning*;
Potassium;
Renal Dialysis;
Renal Insufficiency*;
Salts;
Sodium*;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
1997;16(4):824-827
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hair neutralizer in home permanent cold wave kits contains a 2% to 10% potassium or sodium bromate, which is colorless, odorless and tasteless solution. Bromate salts are extremely toxic oxidants. The reported toxic effects of bromates poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea, depression of central nervous system, oliguric acute renal failure, sensorineural hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy and hemolytic anemia. Deafness seems to be almost permanent. In many cases, the recovery of renal function is not complete and some of them are transformed to chronic renal failure and maintained on hemodialysis. Since the serious side effects of deafness and acute renal filure usually occur within 4-16 h after ingestion, prompt removal of the bromate from blood by peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, which are proven method of removal, should be performed immediately. Recently, we encountered a 37 year old female hairdresser who was admitted to St. Mary Hospital due to oligura, hearing loss and visual loss after ingestion of sodium bromate. The patient required regular hemodialysis therapy and no recovery of hearing and visual loss was evident up to 8 month follow up.
