New type of sauna-related burn: conductive contact burn
Shin SJ, Yoo H, Park MC
The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 1 citation
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- Case report (indexed by PubMed)
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- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2013-01-01 · J Craniofac Surg · vol. 24 · issue 1 · pp. e48–e50
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- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Cited
- 1 citation · more than 10% of similar papers · 0.0× the field average
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- 4 works
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- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Skin Protection and Aging · Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- Medicine, Erythema, Second-Degree Burn, Silver sulfadiazine, Bathing, Physical examination, Surgery, Balneotherapy, Complication, Anesthesia, Burn wound
- MeSH
- thigh, humans, burns, steam bath, aged, female
3 authors
From KR
- Seung Jun ShinAjou University Hospital
- Heon Jong YooAjou University Hospital
- Myong Chul Park · correspondingAjou University Hospital
Abstract
A 70-year-old woman visited a Korean-style hot dry sauna room. The patient had a medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia. During the sauna, the patient slept for 30 minutes. During the sleep, the right medial thigh was covered with a fully wet towel. The patient sustained a second-degree burn on the right medial thigh area with multiple bullas. On physical examination, erythema, heating sensation, and swelling around the bullas were noted. The patient was admitted and received intravenous antibiotics for 7 days. A dressing with Silmazine 1% cream (sulfadiazine) was applied twice a day for prevention of local infection. The patient was discharged on day 14 without complication. In this case, the mechanism of the burn was different. Hot air has much thermal energy but is not conducted to the skin directly. A wet towel will have a relatively higher thermal capacity or heat capacity than a dry or damp towel, and the sodden water might be a medium for the conduction of thermal energy. Owing to the global popularity of sauna bathing, it is important to recognize all sources of sauna-related burns.
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