Hong Kong health authorities reveals second case in two days of suspected Botox blunder after woman falls ill following salon injection
- Patient, 24, who received facial jab, sent to hospital after feeling weak, dizzy and suffering from shortness of breath
- Earlier case involved woman, 41, who fell ill after injection to calves
Hong Kong’s health authorities have announced a second investigation in two days over suspected cases of poisoning from Botox injection, with the latest incident involving a woman who fell ill following her visit to a Tsim Sha Tsui salon.
The patient, 24, was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei on Friday, after two days of feeling weak, dizzy, nauseous and having shortness of breath. Before suffering from the symptoms, she had received an injection of botulinum toxin in her face, according to the Centre for Health Protection.
The diagnosis was suspected iatrogenic botulism, meaning the intoxication was introduced by a physician’s work or therapy.
The patient, who had an underlying illness, told health authorities her Botox injection was given by a doctor.
An earlier case disclosed by the centre on Thursday involved a woman, 41, who also suffered from long-term illness.
She was reported to have received Botox injections in both calves at her home on September 24 from a beautician from mainland China.
She was admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan and diagnosed with iatrogenic botulism last Sunday, a month after symptoms including weakness, difficulty in swallowing and throat hoarseness began to develop.
Both patients were in stable conditions and investigations were under way, the centre said.