As I was explaining the findings and next steps, the patient complained of burning on her inner thighs. Given this was a atypical reaction and she was reporting worsening symptoms after I left the room, the ultrasound tech rechecked the container from which she poured the presumed normal saline and the label read Trichloroacetic acid 85%.

—Dr. Allison Bloom, medical notes, Dec. 19, 2022

As I was explaining the findings and next steps, the patient complained of burning on her inner thighs. Given this was a atypical reaction and she was reporting worsening symptoms after I left the room, the ultrasound tech rechecked the container from which she poured the presumed normal saline and the label read Trichloroacetic acid 85%.

—Dr. Allison Bloom,

medical notes, Dec. 19, 2022