%0 Journal Article
%T The Toxic Laundry Detergent Powder ¡®Prinso¡¯ Is Gaining Notoriety Amongst Villagers For Deliberate Self- Poisoning In And Around The Matara District
%A M.A.A.K. Munasinghe
%A W.K.B.K.M. Fernando
%J Sri Lanka Journal of Critical Care
%D 2009
%I 
%X ntroduction: The washing powder ¡®Prinso' consists of 2 sachets, one containing pink crystals and the other white granules which has become a popular agent amongst the youth for self poisoning.Objectives: To document clinical and biochemical features of ¡®prinso' poisoning. To analyze the chemical constituents of prinso. Patients and methods: We present a series of 7 patients who were admitted to General hospital Matara following ¡®Prinso' poisoning, from 01.06 2006 to 01.10.2007. We chemically analyzed the two sachets in faculty of science university of Ruhuna.Results: The male: female ratio was 3:4.Out of the 7 patients, 1 patient developed acute renal failure.Conclusion: The readily available household product ¡®Prinso' has come to recognition in the array of poisons responsible for deliberate self poisoning among young with a preponderance among females ingesting it in the southern province of Sri Lanka.
%K poisoning
%K detergent
%U http://www.sljol.info/index.php/SLJCC/article/view/940/892