Citation

Abali AES, Aka M, Aydogan C, Haberal MA. J. Burn Care Res. 2012; 33(6): e309-12.

Affiliation

Department of General Surgery, Burn and Fire Disasters Institute, Baskent University, Ankara Burn Center; and the Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Burn Association, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/BCR.0b013e318257d877

PMID

23143617

Abstract

As a superstition, homemade decoctions are believed to be beneficial for several diseases. This kind of medical therapy, however, can lead to serious adverse effects. In this report, we present three cases from a single family. Each of the family members developed phytophotodermatitis after the application of a fig leaf decoction. The most severe effect was in the case of a 13-year-old boy who had been bathed with the fig leaf decoction; the two other cases were the parents who prepared and applied the medicine to their child's skin to heal the boy's congenital mental-motor retardation. Silver sulfadiazine was used for wound care. The mother was discharged 6 days after admission, the father, after 8 days, and the boy, after 14 days. Burnlike wounds in all three cases healed completely.

Language: en