title: Experience of a chemical burn due to 3,5-dichloro 2,4,6-trifluoropyridine.
abstract: An example is reported of a burn caused by cutaneous exposure to 3,5-dichloro 2,4,6-trifluoropyridine (DCTFP) involving 25 per cent of the body surface. A striking feature was the development of the appearance of the burn over the first 72h postinjury. Healing was nevertheless spontaneous. The management of the injury is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, St Andrew's Hospital, Billericay, UK.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Lees
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laitung
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D001458:Bandages; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002617:Chemical Industry; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011725:Pyridines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; C078326:3,5-dichloro-2,4-6-trifluoropyridine; D002125:Calcium Gluconate