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==Background==
#REDIRECT[[Caustic keratoconjunctivitis]]
{{Caustics background}}
 
==Diagnosis==
{{General approach to caustic burns}}
 
==Types==
{{Caustic burn types}}
 
==Work-Up==
 
==Treatment==
;First prevent personal exposure to the caustic agent by removing all clothing and decontaminating the patient
 
*Ocular alkali exposures are an ophthalmologic emergencies
*Prior to aggressive lavage with 2L water first check for globe perforation
*See [[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]] for further management
 
==Disposition==
 
==See Also==
*[[Caustic burns]]
*[[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]]
 
==Source==
*Riffat F, Cheng A. Pediatric caustic ingestion: 50 consecutive cases and a review of the literature. Dis Esophagus. 2009;22(1):89-94. 2008 Oct 1.  PMID: 18847446
*Zargar S et al. Ingestion of strong corrosive alkalis: spectrum of injury to upper gastrointestinal tract and natural history. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1992 87 (3), 337-41 PMID: 1539568
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