Thermal burns on lower limb resulting from laptop use: A case report and review of literature

We report a case of a 29-year-old man with a background history of incomplete quadriplegia, who sustained a second degree thermal burn of the lower limb from prolonged proximity to the extractor fan of his laptop. We have also reviewed all other reported cases of thermal burns associated with laptop...

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Autores principales: Jacob, Nebu C., Zarugh, Adel, Suraliwala, Khushroo H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25593437
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.146652
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description We report a case of a 29-year-old man with a background history of incomplete quadriplegia, who sustained a second degree thermal burn of the lower limb from prolonged proximity to the extractor fan of his laptop. We have also reviewed all other reported cases of thermal burns associated with laptop use. This literature review highlights the variability in the extent of injury and the subsequent management of laptop induced burns.
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spelling pubmed-42921292015-01-15 Thermal burns on lower limb resulting from laptop use: A case report and review of literature Jacob, Nebu C. Zarugh, Adel Suraliwala, Khushroo H. Indian J Plast Surg Case Report We report a case of a 29-year-old man with a background history of incomplete quadriplegia, who sustained a second degree thermal burn of the lower limb from prolonged proximity to the extractor fan of his laptop. We have also reviewed all other reported cases of thermal burns associated with laptop use. This literature review highlights the variability in the extent of injury and the subsequent management of laptop induced burns. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4292129/ /pubmed/25593437 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.146652 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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