| An autopsy case of chemical burns by hydrochloric acid. | |
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PMID: 19269213 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 34-year-old man was discovered by his coworkers in a tank filled with 35% (w/w) hydrochloric acid. Despite undergoing intensive treatment, he died one and a half days later. An autopsy revealed generalized high tensity, overall grayish brown skin color, heavy gastric submucosal hemorrhage and heavy pulmonary edema. We concluded that death was caused by burn shock due to wide, generalized chemical burn. Microscopic investigation of the burn in the area with grayish brown skin considered coagulation necrosis of full-thickness of the skin (third-degree or deep burn), revealed that the burn was judged to cover the partial thickness of the skin (second-degree or dermal burn). These findings suggest that chemical burn by hydrochloric acid results in a change of skin color due to chemical reaction so that the appearance of the chemical burn is more severe than the degree assigned by histological examination. |
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Authors:
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Shuji Kozawa; Eiji Kakizaki; Eri Muraoka; Hideki Koketsu; Mitsuru Setoyama; Nobuhiro Yukawa |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2009-03-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Volume: 11 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1873-4162 ISO Abbreviation: Leg Med (Tokyo) Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-26 Completed Date: 2010-01-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100889186 Medline TA: Leg Med (Tokyo) Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S535-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake-cho, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan. skozawa@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Accidents, Occupational Adult Burns, Chemical / etiology, pathology* Caustics / toxicity* Forensic Pathology Gastric Mucosa / pathology Gastrointestinal Tract / pathology Hemorrhage / pathology Humans Hydrochloric Acid / toxicity* Lung / pathology Male Organ Size Pleural Effusion / pathology Pulmonary Edema / pathology Respiratory System / pathology Shock / etiology |
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0/Caustics; 7647-01-0/Hydrochloric Acid |
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