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A Case Series on Severe Corrosive Injury of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Journal: Journal of Case Reports and Studies (JCRS) (Vol.5, No. 1)

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Page : 1-3

Keywords : Upper Gastrointestinal Tract; Mortality; Morbidity; Toilet Cleaner;

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Abstract

Corrosive injuries of the Upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) are common in developing countries mostly mortality and morbidity is high in India due to suicidal attempts. In this case series, a 17 years old female and 51 year old male subject intentionally self-harmed by ingesting toilet cleaner containing higher amounts of hydrochloric acid and presented to the emergency department of tertiary care hospital and the different aspects of the case are discussed in detail in this paper.

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