Fatal Ingestion of Plastic Resin Catalyst |
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Authors: | Leslie M. Burger MC Stebbins B. Chandor MC |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of medicine , US Army Tripler General Hospital , Honolulu;2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Schools , Dallas;3. Department of pathology , US Army Tripler General Hospital , Honolulu;4. LAC-USC Medical Center , Los Angeles |
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Abstract: | A 46-year-old man ingested approximately 50 ml of a plastic resin catalyst He developed persistent gastrointestinal bleeding, renal and hepatic failure, pneumonitis, and septicemia, and died four weeks later. Autopsy revealed chronic esophagitis and gastritis with massive intraluminal gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This case emphasizes the potential danger of ingestion of such substances. |
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