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Autopsy results of a case of ingestion of sodium hydroxide solution

Sodium hydroxide is a strongly corrosive alkali. We describe herein a case of suicide by ingestion of sodium hydroxide. A man in his 80s was found dead with a mug and a bottle of caustic soda. Macroscopically, liquefaction and/or disappearance of esophagus, trachea and lung tissue and a grayish disc...

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Autores principales: Emoto, Yuko, Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko, Shikata, Nobuaki, Tsubura, Airo, Nagasaki, Yasushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japanese Society of Toxicologic Pathology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26989301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1293/tox.2015-0049