Caustic ingestion and subsequent damage to the oropharyngeal and digestive passages.
The characteristics, diagnosis, and management of oropharyngeal and digestive passage lesions due to ingestion of caustic agents are presented. Previous experimental and clinical studies are reviewed with discussion of the peculiar qualities of the newer caustics. Differentiation in treatment of burns caused by solid and liquid agents is stressed.
D000818:Animals; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D004630:Emergencies; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
D002424:Caustics