Burn injury to the face with associated fracture caused by a flare gun: a case report.
A case is presented of a child who sustained a full-thickness burn to the glabella and nose area, associated with an underlying fracture and cerebrospinal fluid leakage. This first reported case of a flare gun injury illustrates some important principles of facial management and soft tissue cover, in both the acute and the reconstructive phases.
D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps