Peri- and sublingual burns caused by hydrofluoric acid

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 230-232

  Piraccini, Bianca Maria ^a   Rech, Giulia ^a   Pazzaglia, Massimiliano ^a   Tullo, Simona ^a   Iorizzo, Matilde ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium gluconate; Onycholysis; Subungual blisters

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; CAUSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FINGER TIP INJURY; GEL; GLOVE; HUMAN; LIQUEFACTION; MALE; ONYCHOLYSIS; PAIN; SAFETY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLEEDING; BLISTER; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASE;

BLISTER; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES;

EID: 18744408462     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0566e.x     Document Type: Article

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