Intoxicación por ácido fluorhídrico. Presentación de un caso clínico

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Hydrofluoric acid is a highly dangerous substance with industrial and domestically appliances. Clinical manifestations of poisoning depend on exposure mechanism, acid concentration and exposed tissue penetrability. Gastrointestinal tract symptoms do not correlate with injury severity. Patients with history of hydrofluoric acid ingestion should undergo an endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Intoxication requires immediate intervention because systemic toxicity can take place. We present a 5 year old girl who accidentally swallowed 5 ml of 20% hydrofluoric acid. We performed gastrointestinal tract endoscopy post ingestion, which revealed erythematous esophagus and stomach with erosive lesions. Two months later, same study was performed and revealed esophagus and stomach normal mucous membrane.

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Cortina, T. J., & Ferrero, H. A. (2013). Intoxicación por ácido fluorhídrico. Presentación de un caso clínico. Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria, 111(1). https://doi.org/10.5546/aap.2013.e17

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