PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kramp, Kelvin Harvey AU - Salih, Mahdi AU - Thomeer, Elsbeth AU - Gardien, Martin TI - Cardiac arrest by inhalation of deodorant spray AID - 10.1136/bcr-2018-224345 DP - 2018 Oct 15 TA - BMJ Case Reports PG - bcr-2018-224345 VI - 2018 4099 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-224345.short 4100 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-224345.full AB - Drug abuse by inhalation of volatile household product substances is uncommon, however, it can have devastating consequences. This case report describes the fatal outcome of deodorant inhalation by a 19-year-old patient in a detoxification clinic who developed a cardiac arrest after inhaling butane from a deodorant spray. Despite initial successful resuscitation, he developed a postanoxic encephalopathy with a status epilepticus resistant to extensive treatment. Inhalant abuse can be a cause of death in young patients.