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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
Caustics (strong acids and alkalis), when ingested, burn upper GI tract tissues, sometimes resulting in esophageal or gastric perforation. Symptoms may include drooling, dysphagia, and pain in the mouth, chest, or stomach; strictures may develop later. | |||
* examples include hydrochloric, acetic, sulfuric, lactic, oxalic, carbolic | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_ingestion Caustic Ingestion] | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||