Povidone-iodine-related burn under the tourniquet of a child--a case report and literature review.
Chemical burn under pneumatic tourniquet caused by povidone-iodine is an iatrogenic injury and is rarely reported in the literature. It is even rarer in paediatric cases. We report a case of 2-year-old female patient who underwent excision and reconstruction of bilateral radial polydactylies. She was found with chemical burns over posterior aspect of both arms later. These wounds healed secondarily within 4 weeks. This morbidity is relatively under-recognised. Special attention should be paid to paediatric patients, whose skins are more delicate and vulnerable.
Chiang
Yuan-Cheng
YC
Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niaosung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan. davidc@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Lin
Tsan-Shiun
TS
Yeh
Ming-Chung
MC
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001132:Arm; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017689:Polydactyly / Q000601:surgery*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014111:Tourniquets
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D011206:Povidone-Iodine