Chemical burn due to contact with soda lime on the playground: a potential hazard for football players.
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.
Benmeir
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Lusthaus
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Weinberg
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Neuman
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Eldad
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Wexler
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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
D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; C004569:soda lime; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide