title: [Burn injuries caused by sauna air].
abstract: Burn injuries caused by hot air sauna burns constitute a Finnish burn rarity. The patients are usually middle-aged men having passed out on the sauna benches under the influence of alcohol. Sauna air causes a deep injury penetrating all layers of the skin, accompanied with necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and consequent rhabdomyolysis. The initially harmless-looking erythema of the skin rapidly transforms into a third-degree burn. Therapy includes the prevention of kidney damage and surgery. Local flaps are recommended for the treatment of tissue defects caused by destruction of deep tissues and amputations.
authors.affiliation: Töölön sairaala, plastiikkakirurgian klinikka Helsingin palovammakeskus, HUS.
authors.forename: Virve
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koljonen
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D029002:Steam Bath / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013524:Surgical Flaps