Corrosive Gastritis after Formaldehyde Ingestion

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Abstract
ALTHOUGH the subject of corrosive gastritis has been well presented previously, only 1 other case resulting from formaldehyde ingestion has been reported in the American literature.1 Therefore, it seems appropriate to add this case report to the literature.Case ReportA 41-year-old man was admitted to Charity Hospital, New Orleans, on July 29, 1961, as an emergency, after the ingestion of formaldehyde in a suicidal attempt after a period of depression. He stated that he had drunk 1/2 pint (240 ml.) of 37 per cent formaldehyde and because of the severe pains in the stomach reported to the hospital within . . .