"Barbiturate burns" caused by glutethimide.
A case of glutethimide overdose associated with skin lesions resembling burns is reported. These characteristic skin lesions are usually ascribed to barbiturates. Their aetiology, incidence, and association with other drugs and neurological disorders are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000506:poisoning*; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005984:Glutethimide / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
D001463:Barbiturates; D005984:Glutethimide