Two rare case reports of ingestion of ammonium hydroxide and novel study of gastrointestinal toxicity
ObjectiveWe report the only two adult cases of NH4OH ingestion described in literature at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka. Both cases showed clinical evidence of gastrointestinal toxicity and using intestinal fatty acid binding protein (IFABP), a novel biomarker, we attempted to quanti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open Gastroenterology |