Acid ingestion: another cause of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
This report presents a case of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy developing within 2 h after ingestion of 96% (glacial) acetic acid in an attempted suicide. Although bleeding from the GI tract is found commonly in acid injury, this case illustrates that it may also be an early manifestation of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
D000085:Acetates / Q000506:poisoning*; D019342:Acetic Acid; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D000085:Acetates; D019342:Acetic Acid