title: An unusual case of lightning strike: full-thickness burns of the cranial bones.
abstract: An unusual full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones due to a lightning strike is reported. A thick nylon cover protected the head from the direct effects of the lightning injury, but heated water over the thick nylon cover caused full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones. The relevant literature has been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celiköz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Işik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türegün
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Selmanpakoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology