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ﾃ…ido paraaminobenzoico - Overview

Nombres alternativos

PABA; Vitamina Bx

Definiciﾃｳn:

El ﾃ｡cido paraaminobenzoico (PABA, por sus siglas en inglﾃｩs) es una sustancia que se presenta en forma natural y que se utiliza con frecuencia en productos de protecciﾃｳn solar. Este ﾃ｡cido algunas veces se denomina vitamina Bx, pero no es una verdadera vitamina.

Este artﾃｭculo aborda las reacciones debidas a las sobredosis de ﾃ｡cido paraaminobenzoico y las respuestas alﾃｩrgicas. La sobredosis de PABA ocurre cuando alguien toma accidental o intencionalmente mﾃ｡s de la cantidad normal o recomendada de esta sustancia.

Esto es sﾃｳlo para fines de informaciﾃｳn y no para usarse en el tratamiento o manejo de una exposiciﾃｳn tﾃｳxica real. De ocurrir, debe llamar de emergencia local (tal como 911) o al Centro de Control de Envenenamiento nacional, al 1-800-222-1222.

Elemento tﾃｳxico:

ﾃ…ido paraaminobenzoico, tambiﾃｩn conocido como ﾃ｡cido 4-aminobenzoico.

Dﾃｳnde se encuentra:

El ﾃ｡cido paraaminobenzoico (PABA) se utiliza en algunos productos de protecciﾃｳn solar y cuidado de la piel.

Igualmente, se puede presentar de manera natural en los siguientes productos:

  • Levadura de cerveza
  • Hﾃｭgado
  • Melazas
  • Champiﾃｱones
  • Espinaca
  • Granos integrales

Es posible que esta lista no incluya todos los productos que contienen PABA.

  • Reviewed last on: 1/14/2010
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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