Life threatening deep scald burns in a neonate: A rare case report
Domestic burns in neonate are rare in literature. Neonates are high risk for burns because of their thin and fragile skin, fluid overload or dehydration as the fluid balance range is small and immature immune system leading to septicaemia. Neonates are not small adults, owing to their different phys...
Main Authors: | Vijay Y. Bhatia, Susant Mishra, Pramod A. Menon, Nidhish Nanavati |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2013-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.113732 |
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