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European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery 2/2012

01-02-2012 | Case Report

Self-inflicted formic acid burn: rare form of acid burn (two case reports)

Authors: Vipula Perera, Kolitha Karunadasa, Chandini Perera

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 2/2012

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Formic acid is a simple carboxylic acid. Its formula is HCOOH or CH2O2. It is a colourless, fuming liquid with highly pungent, penetrating odour. In 1671, the English naturalist John Ray became the first person to describe the isolation of formic acid by distillation of large number of ants. These insects secrete the substance naturally for attack and defence purpose. Thus, the name “formic acid” was coined from the Latin word for ant, formica. …
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Metadata
Title
Self-inflicted formic acid burn: rare form of acid burn (two case reports)
Authors
Vipula Perera
Kolitha Karunadasa
Chandini Perera
Publication date
01-02-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-010-0541-2

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