Two cases of lightning strikes resulting in Lichtenberg figures
Author(s) -
Tarık Ocak,
Arif Duran,
Ümit Yaşar Tekelioğlu,
Abdullah Demırhan,
Mervan Bekdaş,
Ayşe Çetin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
dermatologica sinica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.604
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2223-330X
pISSN - 1027-8117
DOI - 10.1016/j.dsi.2013.02.003
Subject(s) - lightning strike , lightning (connector) , pathognomonic , medicine , forensic engineering , meteorology , engineering , thunderstorm , physics , power (physics) , disease , quantum mechanics
Lightning strikes may cause serious injury such as burns and cardiac rhythm disorders or death through the powerful electric current. Lichtenberg figures, also known as the “picture of the lightning” are the important clues for lightning strikes. They look like the fern image on the skin and they are pathognomonic for the lightning strikes. In this report, two cases of lightning strikes and Lichtenberg figures were presented
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