BACKGROUND Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the burn patients is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and remains a serious health concern among the clinicians. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to detect MBL-producing P. aeruginosa in burn patients and determine multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, and respective resistance patterns. PATIENTS AND METH...

The emergency clinician is frequently called upon to treat burn wounds secondary to thermal, chemical, electrical, or radiation injury. Most burn wounds seen in veterinary medicine are relatively minor, possibly because animals with severe burns and smoke inhalation are less likely to be rescued from the scene of a house fire. However, life threatening burns and inhalation injury are being seen...

Traditional medicine remedies are believed to provide relief from pain; nevertheless, it can be a risky procedure if these remedies are prepared inappropriately. Here, we describe a patient who suffered from a split-thickness leg burn after applying a self-inflicted mixture consisting of white vinegar and aspirin prepared for knee pain. This case report highlights a rare cause of a chemical bur...

Perioral burns may occur due to electrical, thermal, or chemical agents. The resultant contracture of the facial tissue during healing causes limited oral access, compromised esthetics, and other related problems. This article presents various microstomia prevention appliances used by dentists and hospital burn centers. These appliances reflect different treatment concerns, ease of fabrication,...

A patient with chemical corneal burn presented two months after the acute episode of chemical injury to his right eye (OD) and was diagnosed with severe limbal stem cell deficiency and with vascularized corneal opacity OD. Limbal cell transplantation and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) was performed. The autologous and allograft limbal tissue included peripheral cornea, limbus and conjunctiva ob...

Silver sulfadiazine cream has been a standard treatment for burns over the past two decades. Although many studies have described the phenomenon of silver absorption from burn wounds treated with silver sulfadiazine, they failed to examine the chemistry underlying the absorption process: Silver chloride was assumed to form at the burn wound and absorption of silver was believed to be negligible...

Background.Burn injuries frequently occur in our homes and workplaces and during travels. They are a common presentation at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, which is a regional centre for burns care and for plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and trauma patients. Most burn injuries are preventable, and campaigns to arouse greater awareness are necessary to reduce the number ...