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This is poisoning from swallowing sunscreen.

Older sunscreens used para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) to provide protection from the sun's rays. However, many of today's suntan lotions are PABA-free. Sunscreens may contain any of the following ingredients:

• Padimate-O
• Cinnamates
• Salicylates (aspirin-like compounds)
• Zinc oxide

This list may not be all inclusive.

• Some sunscreen lotions

Review Date: 03/13/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-RooseveltHospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.