Nutritional management in an elderly man with esophageal and gastric necrosis after caustic soda ingestion: a case report

The larynx and caustic soda ingestion.

Management of Esophageal Burns Caused by Caustic Ingestion: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION Domestic and industrial swallowing of caustic substances can cause acute and chronic injuries. In the acute phase of care, focus is on the immediate control of tissue damage and perforation, and in the chronic phase, the focus is on the treatment of pharyngeal narrowing and impaired swallowing. CASE PRESENTATION The patients of this report were an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-ol...

management of esophageal burns caused by caustic ingestion: a case report

introduction domestic and industrial swallowing of caustic substances can cause acute and chronic injuries. in the acute phase of care, focus is on the immediate control of tissue damage and perforation, and in the chronic phase, the focus is on the treatment of pharyngeal narrowing and impaired swallowing. conclusions treatment of esophageal burn lesions is by immediate and delayed removing of...

citalopram induced nightmare in an elderly man: a case-report

an 80-year-old man developed nightmares while using citalopram for mild depression. during the first two weeks of treatment with citalopram (10 mg daily), he didn’t experience any adverse reactions. after two weeks, he developed nightmaresand vivid dreams that were repeated every night and awakened him in midnight. although the signs of depression were relatively disappeared, the patient was an...

Unusual presentation and complication of caustic ingestion. Case report.

Caustic substances cause tissue destruction through liquefaction or coagulation reactions and the intensity of destruction depends on the type, concentration, time of contact and amount of the substance ingested. We report an unusual presentation and complication of caustic ingestion in a patient, who accidentally ingested sodium hydroxide. Our patient presented respiratory failure soon after a...