J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  1997 Dec;8(4):631-636.

A Case of Irreversible Acute Renal Failure and Deafness and Visual Loss After Sodium Bromate Poisoning

• Na BH
• Park KN
• Choi SP
• Yu EY
• Yang KM
• Kwon TW
• Lee WJ
• Kim SK

Abstract

A 39-year-old hairdresser developed sodium bromate poisoning after drinking a cup of hair neutralizer in a suicide attempt. This is the first case of visual loss afteringestion of sodium bromate. Only few cases are as a cause of acute renal failure reported in medical literature. She presented 1 day later with anuria, required hemodialysis. Sensorineural hearing loss, often a characteristic finding, was developed.

MeSH Terms

Acute Kidney Injury*
Adult
Anuria
Deafness*
Drinking
Hair
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Humans
Poisoning*
Renal Dialysis
Sodium*
Suicide
Sodium