Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report
Domestic burns in neonate are rare in literature. Neonates are high risk for burns because of their thin and fragile skin, fluid overload or dehydration as the fluid balance range is small and immature immune system leading to septicaemia. Neonates are not small adults, owing to their different phys...
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| author | Vijay Y. Bhatia Susant Mishra Pramod A. Menon Nidhish Nanavati |
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| description | Domestic burns in neonate are rare in literature. Neonates are high risk for burns because of their thin and fragile skin, fluid overload or dehydration as the fluid balance range is small and immature immune system leading to septicaemia. Neonates are not small adults, owing to their different physiological response makes the management of neonates challenging as the clinical signs are different from the adults and the resuscitation protocols or end points are also different. We present a case of 11 days old neonate, who sustained 51% scald burns when the hot water bag being used by her mother accidentally burst, the youngest reported case of domestic scald burns with such high percentage. The baby was managed by fluid resuscitation, antibiotics, dressings, ventilatory support for septicaemia and subsequently homograft application. The neonate was discharged with completely healed areas after 35 days of burns and is on regular follow up and no complications have been observed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95c80a14fb9648949e477b63cb4dae992025-08-20T03:19:43ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2013-01-01460113013310.4103/0970-0358.113732Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case reportVijay Y. Bhatia0Susant Mishra1Pramod A. Menon2Nidhish Nanavati3Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaConsultant Paediatrician, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaDomestic burns in neonate are rare in literature. Neonates are high risk for burns because of their thin and fragile skin, fluid overload or dehydration as the fluid balance range is small and immature immune system leading to septicaemia. Neonates are not small adults, owing to their different physiological response makes the management of neonates challenging as the clinical signs are different from the adults and the resuscitation protocols or end points are also different. We present a case of 11 days old neonate, who sustained 51% scald burns when the hot water bag being used by her mother accidentally burst, the youngest reported case of domestic scald burns with such high percentage. The baby was managed by fluid resuscitation, antibiotics, dressings, ventilatory support for septicaemia and subsequently homograft application. The neonate was discharged with completely healed areas after 35 days of burns and is on regular follow up and no complications have been observed.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.113732accidentalneonatescald burns |
| spellingShingle | Vijay Y. Bhatia Susant Mishra Pramod A. Menon Nidhish Nanavati Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery accidental neonate scald burns |
| title | Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report |
| title_full | Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report |
| title_short | Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report |
| title_sort | life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate a rare case report |
| topic | accidental neonate scald burns |
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