Citation

Tadler M, Rüegg E, Niquille M, Gencer B, Gautschi OP, Pittet-Cuénod B, Modarressi A. Case Reports Plast. Surg. Hand Surg. 2017; 4(1): 1-4.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine , Geneva , Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis)

DOI

10.1080/23320885.2016.1275646

PMID

28164145

PMCID

PMC5253516

Abstract

The interdisciplinary management of patients with multiple organ injuries after lightning strike is of paramount importance. Cutaneous burns can be associated to other organ injuries requiring emergency and life-support treatment. We report the case of a lightning strike victim who presented with burns as well as cardiologic and neurologic complications.

Language: en

Keywords

Lightning; burns; cardiopathy