Stomach and duodenum after poisoning by a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids

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Stomach and duodenum after poisoning by a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Watercolour drawing showing the appearances, when fresh, of the cardiac end of the stomach and a portion of the duodenum, after death from poisoning by a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids. The mucous membrane of the oesophagus and of the intestine is coloured a bright green. A large portion of the stomach has been completely destroyed, leaving a ragged ulcer. The mucous membrane surrounding this is a deep black.

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