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CEMENT BURNS: RARE OR RARELY REPORTED?
Author(s) -
Fischer Gayle,
Commens Chris
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1986.tb00276.x
Subject(s) - medicine , debridement (dental) , skin grafting , surgery , chemical burn , cement , general surgery , archaeology , history
S ummary Prolonged contact with ready mixed cement is a rare cause of severe chemical burns. A 15 year old boy required debridement and skin grafting to a burn on his knee caused by contact with cement. Asa result he lost five weeks from school. We discuss the factors that predispose to this unusual event and pose the question as to why we hear of it so infrequently.