RT Book, Section
A1 Lai, Chi-Leung
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179990841
T1 BORIC ACID, BORATES, AND BORON
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179990841
RD 2022/05/22
AB Boric  acid  and  sodium  borate  have  been  used  for  many  years  in  a  variety  of  products  as  antiseptics  and  as  fungistatic  agents  in  baby  talcum  powder.  Boric  acid  powder  (99%)  is  still  used  as  a  pesticide  against  ants  and  cockroaches.  In  the  past,  repeated  and  indiscriminate  application  of  boric  acid  to  broken  or  abraded  skin  resulted  in  many  cases  of  severe  poisoning.  Epidemics  have  also  occurred  after  boric  acid  was  added  mistakenly  to  infant  formula  or  used  in  food  preparation.  Although  chronic  toxicity  seldom  occurs  now,  acute  ingestion  by  children  at  home  is  more  common.