title: [Diagnostic image (164). A man who drank formalin by mistake. Caustic lesions of esophagus and stomach].
abstract: A 71-year-old male was admitted because of unintentional ingestion of formalin, which caused severe caustic lesions of oesophagus and stomach.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen. j.j.koornstra@int.azg.nl
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Koornstra
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: van Haelst
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000368:Aged; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D005557:Formaldehyde