Presentations of tetramethylammonium hydroxide dermal exposure and the valuable potential of diphoterine solution in decontamination: a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Chih-Kang Huang (Author), Alan H. Hall (Author), Ming-Ling Wu (Author), Chen-Chang Yang (Author), Dong-Zong Hung (Author), Yan-Chiao Mao (Author), Jou-Fang Deng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) is a quaternary ammonium compound that is both a base corrosive and a cholinergic agonist, and it is widely used in the photoelectric and semiconductor industries. It causes corrosive skin injuries and systemic cholinergic toxicity with death...