Noxious stimulation of the skin with either chemical, electrical or heat stimuli leads to the development of primary hyperalgesia at the site of injury, and to secondary hyperalgesia in normal skin surrounding the injury. Secondary hyperalgesia is inducible in most individuals and is attributed to central neuronal sensitization. Some individuals develop large areas of secondary hyperalgesia (hi...

AIM The objective of this study was to analyze the epidemiology, presentation, management, and complications of electrical burn injuries in urban children. METHODS Data from records and clinical data were collected retrospectively and prospectively during 2008 to 2010. RESULTS Of 41 children enrolled, the mean age of children enrolled was 8.1 ± 4.5 years. Low-voltage injury was seen in 28 (...

Introduction: High voltage electrical burn is one of the most devastating injuries involving upper limbs in Bangladesh. It causes serious disfigurement and may lead to loss whole limb. The aim this study was see severity electric injury pausing amputations at different levels two tertiary level referral hospitals Methods: A prospective observational designed collect data from Burn Plastic Surge...

BACKGROUND Many burns that occur in the first two decades of life are accidental and preventable. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic features, mortality, and other factors associated with pediatric burns in Istanbul, Turkey. METHODS Our retrospective study included 375 hospitalized pediatric patients (225 male, 150 female; mean age 4.07±3.79; range 0.2 to 16 years) aged 16...

BACKGROUND The continued high mortality and morbidity rates for unintentional childhood injuries remain a public health concern. This article reports on the influence of a home visitation programme (HVP) on household hazards associated with unintentional childhood injuries in a South African low-income setting. METHODS A randomised controlled trial (n=211 households) was conducted in a South ...

Background Worcester Hospital is a regional healthcare facility in the Western Cape, South Africa, without dedicated burns unit. Currently there limited data available of patient management outside academic institutions Africa. To describe incidence and demographics, to determine outcomes burn patients admitted Hospital. Methodology A retrospective descriptive study between 1 September 2016 31 ...

Electrical injury is a relatively infrequent but potentially devastating form of multisystem injury with high morbidity and mortality. Most electrical injuries in adults occur in the work-place, whereas children are exposed primarily at home. In nature, electrical injury occurs due to lightning, which also carries the highest mortality. The severity of the injury depends on the intensity of the...

Figure 1. Two views of the right hand (A and C) and the left hand (B and D) following a high-voltage electrical injury. DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old left-hand-dominant male was brought to the emergency department after contacting a high-voltage (7600 V) power line with a fiberglass extension pole. Physical examination revealed third-degree burns to the bilateral hands (Fig 1).

background: marjolin's ulcer is a rare, aggressive condition that arises on chronic skin lesions and diseases. in this article, we will report 83 cases of this disease. methods: retrospectively, we retrieved 83 records of patients with cancer arising from chronic skin conditions. data concerning demography, type of original skin insult, time interval between original lesion and cancer, cancer h...