Chemical burns caused by trifluoroacetic acid

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 176-180

  Dahlin, Jakob ^a   Engfeldt, Malin ^a   Svedman, Cecilia ^a   Mowitz, Martin ^a   Zimerson, Erik ^a   Isaksson, Marléne ^a   Hindsén, Monica ^a   Bruze, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acid; calcium gluconate; chemical burn; irreversible irritant reaction; toxic effects; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FUSIDIC ACID; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; INDICATOR; MACROGOL; STEROID; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BODY SURFACE; CAUSTIC BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PH; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ACID; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; CHEMICAL BURN; IRREVERSIBLE IRRITANT REACTION; TOXIC EFFECTS; TREATMENT;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

EID: 84882311432     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12059     Document Type: Article

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