@article{ref1,
title="Autopsy results of a case of ingestion of sodium hydroxide solution",
journal="Journal of toxicologic pathology",
year="2016",
author="Emoto, Y. and Yoshizawa, K. and Shikata, N. and Tsubura, A. and Nagasaki, Y.",
volume="29",
number="1",
pages="45-47",
abstract="Sodium hydroxide is a strongly corrosive alkali. We describe herein a case of suicide by ingestion of sodium hydroxide. A man in his 80s was found dead with a mug and a bottle of caustic soda. Macroscopically, liquefaction and/or disappearance of esophagus, trachea and lung tissue and a grayish discoloration of the mucosa of the stomach were seen along with blackish brown coloration of the skin, mouth, and oral cavity. The contents of the gastrointestinal tract showed a pH level of 7-8 on pH indicator strips. Histopathologically, liquefactive necrosis of remnant lung tissue and the stomach were seen. As biological reactions such as vasodilatation and inflammation were not detected in these organs, only a short number of hours must have passed between ingestion and death. This human case provides valuable information concerning the direct irritation induced by systemic exposure to corrosive substances. © 2016 The Japanese Society of Toxicologic Pathology.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0914-9198",
doi="10.1293/tox.2015-0049",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1293/tox.2015-0049"
}