Citation

Weiler-Mithoff EM, Hassall ME, Burd DA. Burns 1996; 22(5): 390-395.

Affiliation

Canniesburn Hospital, Bearsden, Glasgow, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8840040

Abstract

Burns of the female genitalia and perineum mostly occur in connection with more extensive thermal injuries to the trunk and lower extremities. Isolated burns to the vulva are very unusual because this area is anatomically well-protected. A few reports in the literature describe injuries due to bizarre accidents and now obsolete techniques. The management of these injuries, possible complications, prognosis and long-term results are discussed following a case report of a 28-year-old woman who sustained extensive deep dermal burns to her external and internal genitalia in a suicide attempt involving a firework.

Language: en