title: Flame bums: a forgotten danger of diathermy?
abstract: Diathermy and spirit-based skin preparations are both used on a daily basis in most hospital theatres. We report a case illustrating the potential hazards of this combination and discuss the management of its complications and possibilities of their prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, George Eliot Hospital, College Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7DJ, UK.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balaratnam
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries*