Liquefied petroleum gas cold burn sustained while refueling a car.
There have been few cases of cold burn related to the exposure of liquid petroleum gas (LPG). We present the case of a young woman exposed to LPG while refueling her car who sustained partial thickness burns to the dorsum of her hand. Contact with LPG leaking from a pressurized system causes tissue damage because of cold injury. Immediate management of LPG is extrapolated from the management of frostbite. The increasing use of LPG mandates an awareness of prevention strategies and management principles in the setting of adverse events.
The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. bcscarr@gmail.com
Bronwyn
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Scarr
Biswadev
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Mitra
Amit
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Maini
Heather
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Cleland
D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010578:Petroleum