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| ==Background==
| | #REDIRECT[[Caustic keratoconjunctivitis]] |
| {{Caustics background}}
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| {{General approach to caustic burns}}
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| ==Types==
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| {{Caustic burn types}}
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| ==Work-Up==
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| ==Treatment==
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| ;First prevent personal exposure to the caustic agent by removing all clothing and decontaminating the patient
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| *Ocular alkali exposures are an ophthalmologic emergencies
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| *Prior to aggressive lavage with 2L water first check for globe perforation
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| *See [[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]] for further management
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| ==Disposition==
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Caustic burns]]
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| *[[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]]
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| ==Source==
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| *Riffat F, Cheng A. Pediatric caustic ingestion: 50 consecutive cases and a review of the literature. Dis Esophagus. 2009;22(1):89-94. 2008 Oct 1. PMID: 18847446
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| *Zargar S et al. Ingestion of strong corrosive alkalis: spectrum of injury to upper gastrointestinal tract and natural history. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1992 87 (3), 337-41 PMID: 1539568
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| [[Category:Ophtho]]
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| [[Category:Tox]]
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