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Acetone-free nail polish remover pads: toxicity in a 9-month old
  1. Tim Savage,
  2. Ahmed Khan,
  3. Brendan Gerard Loftus
  1. Paediatric Department, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
  1. Correspondence to:
    Professor B G Loftus
    Paediatric Department, University College Hospital, New Castle Road, Galway, UK; gerard.loftus{at}nuigalway.ie

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.102905

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    Acetone-free nail polish removers are widely used and perceived as safe. However, an ingredient γ-butyrolactone (GBL) is readily converted into γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which has well-known toxic effects. A previously well 9-month-old child was found sucking on two nail polish remover pads. The period the pads were in his mouth did not exceed 1 min. Within 15 min, he vomited and became drowsy; after 30 min he was in a coma with a Glasgow …

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