An unusual circumstance of internal chemical burn injury – A case report

Abstract 

Chemical burn injuries including nitric acid injuries are rarely seen in routine clinical practice. In this article, we describe a case of chemical burns due to ingestion of nitric acid in which the history was not of an accidental but of a suicidal nature. Spillage of nitric acid (vitriolage) is frequently reported especially in the third-world countries, but an ingestion injury like this is uncommon and rarely reported.

Keywords: Chemical burn injury, Nitric acid, Internal autopsy findings in nitric acid ingestion