Citation

Warren JB, Griffin DJ, Olson RC. Arch. Intern. Med. 1984; 144(1): 161-163.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, American Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6691751

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.

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