[Accidental ingestion of caustics in Tunisian children. Report of 125 cases].

The authors reviewed 125 cases of accidental ingestion of caustic substances admitted to a general pediatrics department over the last four years. L'eau de Javel (bleaching agent with sodium hypochloride) was the most frequently encountered caustic substance (89%). Esophagogastric fibroscopy was performed in 100 cases and esophageal lesions were classified according to tree grades of severity.