OBJECTIVE To learn the value of bronchoscopy and biopsy in the early diagnosis of inhalation injury ARDS. SETTING Burn Center, CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris, France. DESIGN 130 consecutively admitted burn patients were bronchoscoped on admission. MEASUREMENTS The appearance of the bronchial tree was recorded, and biopsies were taken from spurs of the proximal and distal branches of the right b...

Ocular chemical burns are a significant problem [1] because they may destroy the entire corneal epithelium and extend into the fornices [2]. More than 25,000 chemical products – oxidizers, reducing agents, corrosives, etc. – have the potential to cause chemical burns [3]. Because serious eye burns can result in loss of sight or require corneal transplants, such chemical burns must be taken seri...

Burned forested areas have patterns of varying burn severity as a consequence of various topographic, vegetation, and meteorological factors. These patterns are detected and mapped using satellite data. Other ecological information can be abstracted from satellite data regarding rates of recovery of vegetation foliage and variation of burn severity on different vegetation types. Middle infrared...

A 58-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with pain and swelling to the right arm after receiving propofol during an outpatient procedure for nasal polyps. During the procedure, it was noted that propofol had infiltrated at the antecubital intravenous (IV) site. A new IV line was inserted, and the procedure was completed. The patient was discharged from the hospital and th...

To cite: Rallan M, Malhotra G, Rallan NS, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009083 DESCRIPTION A 7-year-old boy reported to the department of pedodontics and preventive dentistry with the complaint of attached lower lip to the lower gums, difficulties in speaking, eating hot and spicy food and a burning sensation in the underlying mucosa. ...

This paper presents a case in which a chemical burn resulted from the use of garlic as a naturopathic medicine for knee pain.

Allium sativum (garlic) can cause an irritant contact dermatitis, secondary to naturopathic practices. We report an unusually severe case of chemical burn following garlic applied under occlusion.