Cement Powder Ingestion: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Alkaline material ingestions can cause a wide variety of injuries, ranging from mild to fatal. Cement is an alkaline agent and can lead to abrasions, allergic dermatitis, and chemical burns. There are very few case reports of cement ingestion in the literature. The gold standard for assessing the extent of injury after cement ingestionis via an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) within 12-24h.
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