title: Air-freshener burns: a new paradigm in burns etiology?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a rare case of burns following the use of automated air-fresheners.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case report with a brief overview of the literature relating to burns associated with air-fresheners. The mechanism and treatment of these types of injuries are also described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 44 year-old female was admitted under the care of the burns team following burns secondary to an exploding air-freshener canister. The patient sustained burns to the face, thorax and arms resulting in a seven-day hospital admission. The burns were treated conservatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge this is one of the few documented cases of burns as a result of air-fresheners. As they become more ubiquitous, we anticipate the incidence of such cases to increase. As such, they pose a potential public health concern on a massive scale.
authors.affiliation: S1 Plastic Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Umran
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sarwar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiernan