Open AccessChemical Burn Injury in the Scrotal Area Caused by Button Cell Battery: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mohammad Reza Rezaeimehr,
Mahtab Zargham,
Erfaneh Yaali-Jahromi,
Atefeh Yaali-Jahromi,
Mohammad Heiat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nephro-urology monthly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2251-7014
pISSN - 2251-7006
DOI - 10.5812/numonthly.106349
Subject(s) - scrotum , lesion , medicine , blisters , chemical agents , skin lesion , surgery , burn injury , battery (electricity) , thermal burn , dermatology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biochemical engineering , engineering , immunology
: Here we reported a one-year-old infant with tissue damage in the scrotum area, in which a small button cell battery had been found in his diaper. Evidence suggested that the lesion was caused by contact with the leaky battery with the scrotal skin. The treatment procedure was prescribed by a dermatologist. The healing process was tracked over the examination times. After two months, the site of the lesion showed complete remission. The findings suggested that in such cases, after removing the chemical agent, blisters, and necrotic tissues, therapeutic measures should be performed similarly to the thermal burns.