Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Accidental Corrosive Acid Poisoning-A Case Report

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Manigandan G (MD) Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Madurai-625020 Tamil Nadu, India, Email: dr.manigandan86@gmail.com, Phone: 9566708075/7598566989

Online published on 17 August, 2016.

Abstract

Corrosives are a group of chemicals that have the capacity to cause tissue injury on contact by a chemical reaction. They most commonly affect the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), respiratory system and eyes. Corrosives and caustics are synonyms, both mean ‘something that eats away’. Injury to upper gastrointestinal tract due to corrosive acid ingestion either accidentally or intentionally is more common in India. We report a case of accidental fatal corrosive acid ingestion with literature.

Keywords

Corrosives, Accidental, Upper gastrointestinal tract, Sulphuric acid