• Occupational medicine · Jun 2001

    Case Reports

    Hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia due to hydrofluoric acid.

    • P Sanz-Gallén, S Nogué, P Munné, and A Faraldo.
    • Unit of Toxicolog, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Spain. 17039psg@comb.es
    • Occup Med (Lond). 2001 Jun 1; 51 (4): 294-5.

    AbstractHydrofluoric acid readily penetrates the skin and mucous membranes, causing deep tissue layer destruction. Dermal exposure can produce hypocalcaemia, hypomagnesaemia, hyperkalaemia, cardiac dysrhythmias and death. We report the case of a 52-year-old man who presented hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia due to occupational dermal contact with hydrofluoric acid. Hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia were corrected by i.v. administration of calcium gluconate and magnesium sulphate.

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