Acid ingestion: another cause of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

This report presents a case of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy developing within 2 h after ingestion of 96% (glacial) acetic acid in an attempted suicide. Although bleeding from the GI tract is found commonly in acid injury, this case illustrates that it may also be an early manifestation of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.