title: An unusual circumstance of internal chemical burn injury - a case report.
abstract: Chemical burn injuries including nitric acid injuries are rarely seen in routine clinical practice. In this article, we describe a case of chemical burns due to ingestion of nitric acid in which the history was not of an accidental but of a suicidal nature. Spillage of nitric acid (vitriolage) is frequently reported especially in the third-world countries, but an ingestion injury like this is uncommon and rarely reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. bellisks@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: B Suresh Kumar
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Mahabalesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raj Kumar
authors.lastname: Shrinidhi
authors.forename: Harshavardhan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ullal