title: Cell phone explosion.
abstract: Cell phone explosions and resultant burn injuries are rarely reported in the scientific literature. We report a case of cell phone explosion that occurred when a young male was listening to music while the mobile was plugged in for charging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atreya
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (A Constituent College of Manipal University), India tanuj.kanchan@manipal.edu tanujkanchan@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanchan
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors.forename: Samata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nepal
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors.forename: Bhuwan Raj
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D040421:Cell Phone; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Accidents; burns; cell phone; explosion