Abstract
The accidental or intentional ingestion of urine sugar reagent (Clinitest) tablets, a potent caustic, has been reported to cause severe esophageal mucosal damage and stricture formation. Gastric mucosal damage was reported once before in a man who intentionally ingested 26 Clinitest tablets. We encountered a case of accidental Clinitest tablet ingestion causing gastric and duodenal ulceration without esophageal damage, a previously undescribed complication of inadvertent Clinitest tablet ingestion. Our case reemphasizes the role of early fiberoptic endoscopy in the evaluation of caustic ingestions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 161-162 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Archives of Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1984 |