Citation

George A, Bang RL, Lari AR, Gang RK, Kanjoor JR. Burns 2000; 26(4): 409-413.

Affiliation

Al-Babtain Centre for Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery and Burns, Ibn Sina Hospital, P.O. Box 25427, Safat, Kuwait.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10751710

Abstract

The toxic effects of a gas depend on the time of exposure, concentration and its chemical nature. Pressurized liquids and gases exert an additional cold thermal injury and this may complicate the clinical picture. A patient who had an accidental exposure to liquid ammonia over a prolonged period, manifesting in cutaneous, respiratory and ocular damage in addition to a severe cold thermal injury (frostbite) with a fatal outcome is presented. The patient had flaccid quadriparesis and episodes of bradycardia, which has not been reported previously. These manifestations raise the possibility of the systemic toxicity in patients with prolonged exposure to ammonia.

Language: en