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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep;64(3):330, 333.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.12.022.

Images in emergency medicine. Young woman with epigastric pain and vomiting. Ingestion of 35% hydrogen peroxide

Edward P Manning  1 , Larissa K Laskowski  2 , Lewis S Nelson  2 , Michael Touger  1
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Images in emergency medicine. Young woman with epigastric pain and vomiting. Ingestion of 35% hydrogen peroxide

Edward P Manning et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealing gas in the stomach and hepatic portal veins.
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Figure 2
Upper endoscopy images, revealing erythema and superficial erosion to the lower esophagus (left panel) and the body of the stomach (right panel).
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