Johnson Neal P, Bruno Eric C
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2018 Jan 9;2(1):39-42. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.11.36367. eCollection 2018 Feb.
Occult caustic ingestion in the pediatric population is a challenging diagnosis to make in the emergency department. Failure to suspect and diagnose a caustic ingestion can lead to potentially life-changing comorbidities. Historically, the diagnosis of caustic ingestion has been clinical without any suitable diagnostic tools to aid in the suspicion of occult cases. In this case, we describe a novel use of ophthalmic pH paper to diagnose caustic ingestion in a three-year-old.
儿科患者隐匿性腐蚀性物质摄入在急诊科是一项具有挑战性的诊断。未能怀疑并诊断腐蚀性物质摄入可能导致潜在的改变生命的合并症。从历史上看，腐蚀性物质摄入的诊断一直是临床诊断，没有任何合适的诊断工具来帮助怀疑隐匿性病例。在本病例中，我们描述了眼科pH试纸在诊断一名三岁儿童腐蚀性物质摄入中的新用途。
