The Role of N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Accidental Submersion of the Hands in Liquid Nitrogen

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a compound with numerous uses, especially in cases which require prevention of cellular damage. To the authors’ knowledge, no reports of NAC as treatment for liquid nitrogen (LN2) injuries currently exist. We present a case in which a 40-year-old woman accidentally submerge...

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Autores principales: Orozco, Erin, Birnbrich, Alysa, Liberman, Shari R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8460553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589369
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18129
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description N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a compound with numerous uses, especially in cases which require prevention of cellular damage. To the authors’ knowledge, no reports of NAC as treatment for liquid nitrogen (LN2) injuries currently exist. We present a case in which a 40-year-old woman accidentally submerged her hands in LN2 while working in a lab. The patient was treated with NAC, antibiotics, and wound care. Six months post-injury, the patient had full range of motion, full sensation, full function, and no pain. Therefore, NAC, in combination with dressing changes and antibiotics, can be used to successfully treat patients with LN2 burns.
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spelling pubmed-84605532021-09-28 The Role of N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Accidental Submersion of the Hands in Liquid Nitrogen Orozco, Erin Birnbrich, Alysa Liberman, Shari R Cureus Dermatology N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a compound with numerous uses, especially in cases which require prevention of cellular damage. To the authors’ knowledge, no reports of NAC as treatment for liquid nitrogen (LN2) injuries currently exist. We present a case in which a 40-year-old woman accidentally submerged her hands in LN2 while working in a lab. The patient was treated with NAC, antibiotics, and wound care. Six months post-injury, the patient had full range of motion, full sensation, full function, and no pain. Therefore, NAC, in combination with dressing changes and antibiotics, can be used to successfully treat patients with LN2 burns. Cureus 2021-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8460553/ /pubmed/34589369 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18129 Text en Copyright © 2021, Orozco et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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