An unusual case of lightning strike: full-thickness burns of the cranial bones.
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.
Celiköz
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Işik
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Türegün
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Selmanpakoğlu
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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