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To the Editor. —Fingernail care products account for a significant number of pediatric poisonings in the United States with a total of 19 342 pediatric exposures (resulting in 1 fatality) recorded by regional Poison Control Centers in 1995.1Nail polishes and nail polish removers may contain a variety of hydrocarbon-based solvents while nail adhesives usually contain various acrylic ester monomers. The chemicalN,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine is a chemical commonly found in artificial fingernail solutions. Its oxidation metabolite phenylhydroxylamine is presumably one of the most potent chemical producers of methemoglobin.2,3We describe a case of ingestion by an infant of this chemical resulting in methemoglobinemia. Report of a Case. —A healthy 5-month-old boy was unintentionally fed about 30 mL of artificial fingernail solution (Fast Set Acrylic Liquid for Nails by Procare) by his 6-year-old sibling. The product was a strong-smelling, clear liquid containing unspecified concentrations of acrylic ester
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