Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 9(1); 1989 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1989;9(1): 11-14.

포르말린 음독에 의한 반흔성 수축위 ( A Case of Cicatricial Contracted Stomach Due to the Ingestion of Formalin )

정성채, 이성일, 김혜랑, 송태진, 황일순, 김창덕, 류호상, 현진해 (Seong Chae Jeong, Seong Il Lee, Hye Rang Kim, Tae Jin Song, Il Soon Whang, Chang Duck Kim, Ho Sang Ryu and Jin Hai Hyun)

Abstract

Formaldehyde is a colorless irritating gas of pungent odor, which is used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, deodorant, tissue fixative and embalming fluid, It is used in the formation of resins, alcohols and acids, and in permanent press processes in the textile industry. If formaldehyde is swallowed, severe abdominal pain and vomiting is immediately noted. Corrosive gastritis can follow with diffuse ulceration, fibrosis and contracture of the stomach, resembling linitis plastica, which may be severe enough to require gastrectomy. We report a case of cicatricial contracted stomach due to the ingestion of formalin.