Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride
Calcium chloride is a relatively harmless chemical that is frequently used as a dehumidifying agent. However, there have been rare reports that the accidental ingestion of this substance can cause gastric necrosis. We describe such a case of gastric necrosis in a 66-year-old woman who had accidental...
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author | Nakagawa, Yoichi Maeda, Atsuyuki Takahashi, Takamasa Kaneoka, Yuji |
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description | Calcium chloride is a relatively harmless chemical that is frequently used as a dehumidifying agent. However, there have been rare reports that the accidental ingestion of this substance can cause gastric necrosis. We describe such a case of gastric necrosis in a 66-year-old woman who had accidentally ingested calcium chloride. Our findings indicate that the gastric necrosis in this patient was probably attributable to heat generated by the calcium chloride solution in the stomach. When ingested in large amounts, calcium chloride thus has the potential to cause gastric necrosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-74474622020-09-04 Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride Nakagawa, Yoichi Maeda, Atsuyuki Takahashi, Takamasa Kaneoka, Yuji ACG Case Rep J Case Report Calcium chloride is a relatively harmless chemical that is frequently used as a dehumidifying agent. However, there have been rare reports that the accidental ingestion of this substance can cause gastric necrosis. We describe such a case of gastric necrosis in a 66-year-old woman who had accidentally ingested calcium chloride. Our findings indicate that the gastric necrosis in this patient was probably attributable to heat generated by the calcium chloride solution in the stomach. When ingested in large amounts, calcium chloride thus has the potential to cause gastric necrosis. Wolters Kluwer 2020-08-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7447462/ /pubmed/32903978 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000446 Text en © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Nakagawa, Yoichi Maeda, Atsuyuki Takahashi, Takamasa Kaneoka, Yuji Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride |
title | Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride |
title_full | Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride |
title_fullStr | Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride |
title_full_unstemmed | Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride |
title_short | Gastric Necrosis because of Ingestion of Calcium Chloride |
title_sort | gastric necrosis because of ingestion of calcium chloride |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7447462/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32903978 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000446 |
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