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Resorcinol (1,3 benzenediol; m-dihydroxybenzene: resorcin) is a pharmaceutical agent used topically in dermatological treatments such as acne and related skin conditions. It could also be used in combination with the other acne treatment agents such as sulphur. It could be very hazardous if taken orally and there are limited reports on its toxic effects in human. The present work aimed to report a resorcinol poisoning case in which resorcinol was taken accidentally by a woman at 30 weeks of pregnancy. The major clinical findings were unconsciousness, drowsiness, and respiratory failure that required mechanical ventilation along with tonic-clonic seizures and hypothermia. In addition, the laboratory findings were leucocytosis, high bilirubin levels, severe metabolic acidosis, and green-colored urine. The fetus was considered dead 24 h after delivery; however, mother's prognosis was well with supportive management. It could be concluded that the basic approach to the patient with resorcinol poisoning should include the initial stabilization of immediate life-threatening problems and elimination of the toxin. This is the first report on resorcinol poisoning in pregnant women, indicating its major clinical and laboratory findings.
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PMID:The oral toxicity of resorcinol during pregnancy: a case report. 1546 61

Heat has been used as a medicinal and healing modality throughout human history. Today, thermotherapy is being studied in the treatment of many diseases. Although the exact anti-infective mechanism of thermotherapy is yet to be solved, this historically important healing method has shown significant results in the treatments of a variety of dermatological infectious diseases ranging from simple acne to bacterial, parasitic and viral infections, in modern medicine. Induction of cellular apoptosis in medium doses and necrosis in high doses has made thermotherapy an important modality in the treatment of malignant tumors. Especially in dermatology, significant results have been achieved in the treatment of Bowen's disease, melanoma and simple warts. Thermotherapy, which today has also shown advancements in cosmetology, can be delivered by liquid nitrogen in the form of hypothermia and a variety of ways ranging from hot water pads to ultrasound and even to lasers, in the form of hyperthermia. In this article, the place of this historically important treatment method in modern medicine, especially in dermatology, has been reviewed by an extensive search of the literature.
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PMID:Thermotherapy in dermatology. 2210 49