A wound caused by a small alkaline cell (button battery) under a plaster cast: report of a case.
This is a case report of only the second known instance of an alkaline cell (button battery) causing a wound under a plaster cast.
Moulton
Steven L
SL
Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Thaller
Lawrence H
LH
Hartford
C Edward
CE
D000293:Adolescent; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002370:Casts, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003646:Debridement; D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation