Frostbite injury of hand caused by liquid helium: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to present a case report of a patient with hand frostbite injury sustained by helium vapor and discuss the circumstances of this injury, treatment, and preventive measures.


METHODS
A case report of the incident was drafted and the relevant literatures were reviewed. The patient was treated with antiedema therapy, extremity elevation, high-molecular-weight dextran, heparin infusion, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.


RESULTS
The frostbite injury healed with spontaneous epithelization. At his last follow-up at the eighth month, he had a good range of movement of his hand.


CONCLUSIONS
Frostbite injuries are relatively uncommon and have various etiologies. The adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an alternative treatment of frostbite injuries, although it is still considered investigational.
Celalettin
C
Sever
Yalcin
Y
Kulahci
Ali
A
Acar
Haluk
H
Duman