title: [Propane-induced tissue damage: burn or freezing injury?].
abstract: Tissue damage due to direct contact of liquid propane with the integument is extremely rare. Only five such cases have been described in the literature. We report the case of a girl who sustained a full-thickness skin necrosis of 14.5 % of her body surface area. There is little agreement about the optimal treatment of these injuries in previous reports. The pathophysiological mechanism suggests a freezing injury. The treatment, however, should be analogous to that of third-degree burns.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Plastische-, Hand-, und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muehlberger
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Niederbichler
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lehnhardt
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vogt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005627:Frostbite / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011407:Propane / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011407:Propane
vernacular_title: Verletzungen durch flüssiges Propan: Verbrennung oder Erfrierung?