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Abstract
Corrosive injuries of the esophagus occur predominantly
as a result of accidental swallowing of caustic agents in young
children, and attempted suicide in adolescents (Cello J.P. et al.,
l980). Eighty percent of caustic injuries occur in children 5 years
of age or younger (Hawkins D.B.et al., l980).
Serious consequences of ingestion are devastating when
they occur requiring accurate and aggressive treatment. Caustic
ingestion seldom results in systemic derangement. Inhalation
injury, mediastinitis, gastritis and peritonitis are rare and tend
to occur in younger children (Ferguson M.K.et al., l989). Esophageal stricture is the most common sequalae of
corrosive injury, its prevention by initial treatment and its
successful management when established are the hall marks of
patient care.
The most common chemicals implicated in such corrosive
burns of the esophagus are alkaline caustics, acid corrosives and
houshold bleaches.