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Acute abdomen as a consequence of an unusual suicide attempt: intra-abdominal injection of sulfuric acid

Caustic ingestion is a common cause of life-threatening upper gastrointestinal tract injuries. It mostly happens in children as accidental exposure, but may occur in adults as a result of suicide attempt. We present a case of an acute abdomen that occurred after a peculiar way of self-administration...

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Autores principales: Lepore, Anna, D’Antini, Davide, Raimondo, Pasquale, Mirabella, Lucia, Pennisi, Leonardo, Carrillo, Giuseppe, Cotoia, Antonella, Dambrosio, Michele, Cinnella, Gilda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5104299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27853393
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S119638