'Boiled lobster' skin appearance seen in: (A) Acetic acid poisoning, (B) Boric acid poisoning, (C) Alkali poisoning, (D) Carbolic acid poisoning
Answer is B. Boric acid dermal: Generalised erythema creating a 'boiled lobster' appearance. There is massive desquamation which is indistinguishable from epidermal necrolysis or staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in neonates. Ref: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY Dr PC IGNATIUS THIRD EDITION PAGE 416