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- Title
Chemical burn caused by dermal injection of potassium chloride.
- Authors
Park, Seung Min; Sohn, You Dong; Ahn, Ji Yun
- Abstract
This report contains images and a summary of a 31-year-old male patient who presented with skin lesions after subcutaneous injection of potassium chloride in an attempted suicide. Both forearms showed formation of vesicles with purple necrotic changes. Escharotomy, debridement, artificial skin graft, and local flap surgery were performed during hospitalization. This report includes images illustrating the course of the chemical burn due to subcutaneous injection of potassium chloride, and a brief review.
- Publication
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2011, Vol 49, Issue 5, p436
- ISSN
1556-9519
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/15563650.2011.584878