title: Thermal injury to the upper aerodigestive tract after microwave heating of food.
abstract: Microwave-heated food may cause serious injury if it is not allowed to cool before consumption. We describe a case in which a hypopharyngeal burn occurred following consumption of a microwave-heated potato immediately after cooking.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Offer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nanan
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003296:Cooking; D004435:Eating; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects