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Beware of thermal epiglottis! A case report describing ‘teapot syndrome’

BACKGROUND: The type of scalding injury known as ‘teapot syndrome’, where hot liquid is grabbed by the child with the aim of ingestion and falls over a child causing burns on the face, upper thorax and arms, is known to cause peri-oral and facial oedema. Thermal epiglottitis following scalds to face...

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Autores principales: Verhees, V., Ketharanathan, N., Oen, I. M. M. H., Baartmans, M. G. A., Koopman, J. S. H. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6304004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30579341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0665-7