Sulfuric acid poisoning.
Deliberate ingestion of a corrosive acid is an unusual manner of death. Sulfuric acid, often used in electrical industry, chemical laboratories, and agriculture, is fatal at a dosage of 3.5-7.0 ml. The mortality rate is quite high, with only 35% recovery rate. Poisoning by sulfuric acid resembles other mineral acids in that the esophagus is more commonly spared while coagulative necrosis of the stomach is often apparent. A case involving the ingestion of sulfuric acid by a patient with a history of chronic psychiatric illness is presented. The pathological, clinical, and toxicological aspects of this case are discussed.
Mills
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Department of Pathology, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan 48502.
Okoye
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MI
D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000473:pathology*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries; D013405:Suicide; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000506:poisoning*
D013464:Sulfuric Acids