Do Asymptomatic Patients Need Endoscopy after Caustic Ingestion?

J Med Toxicol. 2024 Jul 27;20(3):254-255. doi: 10.1007/s13181-024-01009-w. Epub 2024 Apr 29.

Authors

James D Whitledge^{1

2

3}, Michele M Burns^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA. [email protected].
² Northern New England Poison Center, Portland, ME, USA. [email protected].
³ , 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA. [email protected].
⁴ Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 38683415
PMCID: PMC11288224 (available on 2025-07-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-024-01009-w

No abstract available

Keywords: Acid; Asymptomatic; Caustic ingestion; Exploratory; Self-harm.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adult
Asymptomatic Diseases
Burns, Chemical* / diagnosis
Burns, Chemical* / etiology
Burns, Chemical* / therapy
Caustics* / toxicity
Esophagoscopy
Female
Humans
Male

Substances

Caustics