TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Diabetes, damp casts, and hair dryers are not a good combination JO - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association A1 - Henderson, Bernardine C. A1 - Lawson, Derek A1 - Conley, G. Reid SP - 243 EP - 245 VL - 103 IS - 3 N2 - Second- and third-degree burns of the toes resulted when a 69-year-old man with Charcot foot and a recent fractured ankle followed the advice of his local podiatrist. The man got his fiberglass cast wet while showering and was told to dry his cast using the low setting on a blow dryer. The following presents a literature review of cast drying, hair dryers, and this unfortunate man's case.
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