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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
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Case Report

Ingestion of white spirit resulting in perineal skin burns: a case report and review of the literature

Joke VanhouckeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Walter BuylaertDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Kirsten ColpaertDepartment of Intensive Care, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Peter De PaepeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 361-364 | Published online: 02 Mar 2017

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