title: Total body immersion in hydrofluoric acid.
abstract: Exposure to hydrofluoric acid is serious and many times fatal. We have reported the case of a man who was totally immersed in a 10% hydrofluoric acid solution. A multidisciplinary approach to management was important to his ultimate recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0084.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sadove
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hainsworth
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Meter
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007101:Immersion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid