title: A wound caused by a small alkaline cell (button battery) under a plaster cast: report of a case.
abstract: This is a case report of only the second known instance of an alkaline cell (button battery) causing a wound under a plaster cast.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Moulton
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Thaller
authors.forename: C Edward
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hartford
mesh_terms: 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