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...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Authors:	Vijay Y. Bhatia, Susant Mishra, Pramod A. Menon, Nidhish Nanavati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Subjects:	accidental neonate scald burns
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.113732