"Caustics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Strong alkaline chemicals that destroy soft body tissues resulting in a deep, penetrating type of burn, in contrast to corrosives, that result in a more superficial type of damage via chemical means or inflammation. Caustics are usually hydroxides of light metals. SODIUM HYDROXIDE and potassium hydroxide are the most widely used caustic agents in industry. Medically, they have been used externally to remove diseased or dead tissues and destroy warts and small tumors. The accidental ingestion of products (household and industrial) containing caustic ingredients results in thousands of injuries per year.
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D002424
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D27.720.185 D27.888.569.185
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1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caustics" by people in Profiles.
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Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Halaweish I. Procedural and Surgical Interventions for Esophageal Stricture Secondary to Caustic Ingestion in Children. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Sep; 58(9):1631-1639.
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Baxter RM, Steinbeck MJ, Tipper JL, Parvizi J, Marcolongo M, Kurtz SM. Comparison of periprosthetic tissue digestion methods for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear debris extraction. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2009 Oct; 91(1):409-18.
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Kouba DJ, Dasgeb B, Deng AC, Gaspari AA. Effective treatment of persistent Grover's disease with trichloroacetic acid peeling. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Aug; 32(8):1083-8; discussion 1088.
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Lyons KM, Sataloff RT, Hawkshaw M, Shaw A. Endolaryngeal burns from lye ingestion. Ear Nose Throat J. 1999 Jun; 78(6):408, 412.