"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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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.185 D27.888.569.185
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caustics" by people in Profiles.
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Alkali Burn Over a LASIK Flap. Cornea. 2021 Jul 01; 40(7):907-909.
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Chemical Peels: Role of Chemical Peels in Facial Rejuvenation Today. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 01; 145(1):58e-66e.
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Multimedia article: endoscopically guided thoracoscopic esophagectomy for stricture in a child. Surg Endosc. 2010 Jan; 24(1):219.
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The role of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of caustic ingestion, esophageal strictures, and achalasia in children. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2001 Oct; 11(4):767-87, vii-viii.
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[Our attitude in esophageal and gastric post-caustic lesions]. Chirurgia (Bucur). 2000 May-Jun; 95(3):273-7.
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Effect of intermittent acid and pepsin exposure on burned esophageal mucosa. Am J Otolaryngol. 1996 Jan-Feb; 17(1):45-9.
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The emergency management of caustic ingestions. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1984 Feb; 2(1):77-86.