Camphor burns of the palm and non-suicidal self-injury: An uncommonly reported, but socially relevant issue

Camphor burns of the palm and non-suicidal self-injury: An uncommonly reported, but socially relevant issue

Camphor is a waxy white sublimating chemical derived from natural as well as synthetic sources and widely used in various communities worldwide for a number of medicinal, culinary, and religious reasons. Camphor is burnt as an offering to God in many religious communities. We report three incidences...

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Main Authors: Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Devi Prasad Mohapatra, Meethale Thiruvoth Friji, S. Dinesh Kumar, Arjun Asokan, Sandhya Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
camphor burns
full thickness burns
hand burns
non-suicidal self-injury
self-inflicted violence
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.138968
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