We are presenting you with a follow-up of our previously published study pertaining
to acute corrosive intoxications, based on data collected over a ten-year period.
Despite the efforts to decrease the incidence of acute corrosive intoxications through
educational activities, media platforms and information brochures about the health
risks from the ingestion and abuse of corrosive agents, these poisonings are still
a serious medical and social issue with high morbidity and mortality rates. Our study
showed that the occurrence of these poisonings was higher in populations of lower
socioeconomic and health status, among which there were higher rates of suicide attempts,
greater risk for long-term invalidity and even death. In most cases, the fatal outcome
occurred during the first 96 h after the ingestion and was caused by esophageal or gastric perforation, laryngeal
edema, or corrosive agent aspiration with tracheal necrosis, septic shock and multisystem
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: February 09, 2018
Accepted:
February 9,
2018
Received in revised form:
February 4,
2018
Received:
January 27,
2018
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