title: Perforating foreign body reaction to unheated liquid contents of lava lamp.
abstract: A 21-month-old girl developed a local skin reaction after the unheated liquid contents of a broken lava lamp were in contact with her skin overnight. Several weeks later, small umbilicated erythematous papules containing central keratotic spines developed within the affected areas. Biopsy showed a granulomatous foreign body reaction with focal transepidermal elimination. Electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis of the tissue revealed carbon-based material, consistent with substances reported to be present in lava lamp liquid.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Graham A
authors: GA
authors: Thom
authors: Kim C
authors: KC
authors: Cheah
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002244:Carbon / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon