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Second‐degree burns caused by exposure to sunbed with displaced filter in the facial tanner: a report of two cases
Author(s) -
Faurschou Annesofie,
Heydenreich Jakob,
Wulf Hans Christian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/phpp.12009
Subject(s) - degree (music) , medicine , erythema , second degree burn , displacement (psychology) , surgery , psychology , burn wound , physics , wound healing , acoustics , psychotherapist
Summary Sunbed exposure frequently leads to erythema of the skin but second‐degree burns are unusual. We report two patients who experienced second‐degree burns due to partial displacement of the filter in the facial tanner of a sunbed. This is a severe fault and calls for increased safety regulations.