This article describes the case of a 33-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sustained a full-thickness burn to his thorax as a result of lying in gastric acid that had leaked from a damaged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube. The patient required referral to a tertiary burns centre for specialist management. The article highlights the potential harm caused by gastric acid and why some patients may be particularly vulnerable to such injuries
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The professional public have registered and increased incidence of injuries to children caused by ch...
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Gastric outlet obstruction is a common late result after acid ingestion; early complications, such a...
This article describes the case of a 33-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sustained a full-thickn...
This case report describes a gastric acid burn. Gastric acid burns secondary to vomiting in an elder...
A patient sustained deep dermal burns from contact with gastric contents following disconnection of ...
Oral burn due to ingestion of corrosive substances can bring about debilitating consequences. It oft...
Introduction: Chemical burns are an uncommon form of burn injury, accounting for 2.1% to 6.5% of all...
Background: Chemical burn injuries are generally industrial, but it can happen at home. Drain opener...
SummaryA chemical burn is a specific type of lesion and represents a small proportion of all cutaneo...
PubMed ID: 15547828Background/Purpose Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a well-known complication ...
Assault chemical burns are uncommon in northern Europe. Besides local toxicity, systemic manifestati...
The ingestion of caustic substances is a not infrequent problem that requires multidisciplinary, med...
Gastric outlet obstruction is a common late result after acid ingestion; early complications, such a...
The article presents a retrospective study of 571 case histories of children aged 1 to 16 years hosp...
The professional public have registered and increased incidence of injuries to children caused by ch...
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional L...
Gastric outlet obstruction is a common late result after acid ingestion; early complications, such a...
This article describes the case of a 33-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sustained a full-thickn...
This case report describes a gastric acid burn. Gastric acid burns secondary to vomiting in an elder...
A patient sustained deep dermal burns from contact with gastric contents following disconnection of ...
Oral burn due to ingestion of corrosive substances can bring about debilitating consequences. It oft...
Introduction: Chemical burns are an uncommon form of burn injury, accounting for 2.1% to 6.5% of all...
Background: Chemical burn injuries are generally industrial, but it can happen at home. Drain opener...
SummaryA chemical burn is a specific type of lesion and represents a small proportion of all cutaneo...
PubMed ID: 15547828Background/Purpose Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a well-known complication ...
Assault chemical burns are uncommon in northern Europe. Besides local toxicity, systemic manifestati...
The ingestion of caustic substances is a not infrequent problem that requires multidisciplinary, med...
Gastric outlet obstruction is a common late result after acid ingestion; early complications, such a...
The article presents a retrospective study of 571 case histories of children aged 1 to 16 years hosp...
The professional public have registered and increased incidence of injuries to children caused by ch...
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional L...
Gastric outlet obstruction is a common late result after acid ingestion; early complications, such a...
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