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Electrothermal Ring Burn
Author(s) -
Yakup Çil,
Hamza Yıldız,
Özlem Karabudak Abuaf
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
turkish journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1308-5255
pISSN - 1307-7635
DOI - 10.5152/tdd.2012.22
Subject(s) - burn in , ring (chemistry) , burn out , environmental science , materials science , chemistry , medicine , engineering , reliability engineering , nursing , organic chemistry
Low-voltage fountainheads such as car, tractor or motorcycle batteries are predisposed to produce large currents. Any metal object that comes into contact with these batteries may result in short-circuit. This may result in rapid and excessive heating of metal object and an electrothermal burn. Herein we presented a motorcycle driver who was 28-year-old man with electrothermal ring burn which was caused by metal chain that was used as a ring. (Turk J Dermatol 2012; 6: 106-7)\u

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