[Propane-induced tissue damage: burn or freezing injury?].
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.
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Klinik für Plastische-, Hand-, und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
Niederbichler
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Homann
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Lehnhardt
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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
D011407:Propane
Verletzungen durch flüssiges Propan: Verbrennung oder Erfrierung?