Liquid propane cold injury: a clinicopathologic and experimental study.
A case of liquid propane cold injury is described. This injury was produced by evaporative heat loss, without ignition, from skin and underlying tissues. The cutaneous appearance was that of a flame burn but underlying deep tissue damage was present. Acute vascular compromise and progressive wound sepsis were complications which required surgical intervention. A liquid propane animal model was created which defined the pathophysiology of the clinical injury. The potential for this injury exists wherever volatile liquified gases are used.
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011407:Propane / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D011407:Propane