Ointments are traditionally used in Finland for protection against facial frostbite. Recent epidemiological reports showed unexpectedly, however, that the use of ointments is a statistically considerable risk factor for frostbite of the face and ears. The effects of 4 different emollients on facial temperature were studied in 46 acute cold exposures. The voluntary test persons sat in a cold cha...

Frostbite sequelae are a relevant occupational injury outcome for soldiers in arctic environments. A Caucasian male soldier suffered frostbite to both hands during a military winter exercise. He developed sensory-motor disturbances and cold hypersensitivity. Angiography and thermography revealed impaired blood flow while Quantitative Sensory Testing indicated impaired somato-sensory nerve funct...

The association between ultraviolet radiation exposure and skin cancer is well established. Limited studies have reported an association between frostbite and the development of non-melanoma skin cancer but evidence for a proven link is insufficient and possible carcinogenic mechanisms have not been fully explored. In this report, 3 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer (1 case of basal cell carcin...

A 35-year-old man was admitted to our hospital 7 days after suffering a frostbite injury in feet while he was trying to reach the top of the Nanga Parbat mountain (height of 8,126meters). Within the first 24h after frostbite the patient received treatment based on warm baths, heparin, acetylsalicylic acid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories in the base camp. A 740MBq 99mTc-MDP double phase bo...

A 25-year-old woman complained of numbness of the extremities, following muscle rigidity and tenderness. The presence of anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibody led to the diagnosis of Isaacs' syndrome. Twenty-seven months after the first symptom, she developed a pricking pain sensation in the lateral left foot, and then gradually developed a purple skin lesion resembling frostbite. The l...

BACKGROUND Frostbite, the most common cold injury, occurs in mountaineers, a major group at risk, more often than in the general population. OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence of frostbite and the situations associated with it in mountaineering, emphasising factors that can be modified to decrease its frequency and severity. METHODS In this cross sectional, questionnaire based study, 637 ...

There are few articles about the homeless in burn literature. We sought to determine the demographic characteristics of the homeless citizens admitted to an urban burn center. This was a retrospective review from March 1999 to May 2004. Statistical analysis included chi2 and one-way analysis of variance. There were 1615 burn admissions, and 73 (4.5%) of these patients were homeless. Although th...

There have been only single reports about the radiological changes in bones subsequent to frostbite in childhood and adolescence. We found only three cases on this subject in the literature. L6hr (1930) described a case in a 16-year-old boy; Bennett and Blount (1935) published the report of an 8-year-old girl, and Thelander (1950) of a 9-yearold boy. There are some thorough studies on this subj...