title: Chemical burn due to contact with soda lime on the playground: a potential hazard for football players.
abstract: Two football players were treated for chemical burns of their genitalia and medial thighs caused by contact with soda lime used to line a playground. The cases are reported and the unusual mechanism causing the injury is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benmeir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lusthaus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eldad
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wexler
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries; D012916:Soccer; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; C004569:soda lime; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide