Citation

Gollogly JG, Vath SB, Malmberg A. Asian Biomed. Res. Rev. News 2008; 2(4): 329-334.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University)

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Abstract

Throwing highly corrosive acid into someones face to cause the deliberate destruction of an individuals appearance is a serious assault. Some victims die as a result of the attack, some are blinded, and all have their facial features marred for life, causing severe social isolation and ostracism, and leading some victims to commit suicide years after the attack. Acid attacks in Cambodia are commonplace occurrences: a personal revenge for a variety of interpersonal disputes and perceived insults. Similar attacks occur in other developing countries, most especially in South and South-East Asia, and the first case occurring in Canada was recently reported in the press. Childrens Surgical Centre (CSC) has seen and treated at least 195 patients with acid burns since 1998, and some of the characteristics of the individual circumstances and the surgical care are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; Canada; human; child; female; infant; male; blindness; article; major clinical study; conflict; school child; hospital admission; preschool child; caustic burn; debridement; wound healing; duodenum ulcer; skin graft; hearing loss; low level laser therapy; Acid burns; Cambodia; Facial burns; Surgical management