[Colles' fracture in a girl after fulguration].
In the present study we describe the case of a 11 years old child, female, who was accidentally fulgurated by the left arm and after has presented an episode of pallor, shaking, confusion, throbbing and tingle of the arms. For this reason she was admitted in our Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome "La Sapienza". The child presented also a moderate pain at the left wrist. For this reason was performed a wrist X Ray which showed an incomplete fracture of the distal extremity of the radial diaphysis, with a small ulnar infraction of the same side. Life parameters and the ECG were normal so as the blood exams, in particular the CPK and the LDH (in fact, they can be indication of muscular necrosis). In summary the Authors with this study would like to remark the necessity of to suspect a fracture in the place of admittance of the electric current, even if not immediately appear clean signs of oedema, pain and functional impotence.
Tucciarone
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Clinica Pediatrica, Policlinico Umberto I di Roma, Italia.
Sabbi
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Colasanti
A
A
Papandrea
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S
D002648:Child; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography