An Unusual Pediatric Case of an Insidious Thermal Airway Injury Without Initial Signs of Facial or Intraoral Scalding.
J Burn Care Res
; 45(3): 805-807, 2024 05 06.
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| ID: mdl-38365223
ABSTRACT
Thermal airway injuries, usually accompanied by facial burns, require emergency management. We encountered a pediatric case of a late airway-scalding injury without any initial signs of scalding on the face or inside the oral cavity. A 16-month-old boy was accidentally exposed to boiling water from overhead and developed tachypnea and dyspnea at 8 h after the injury. When he visited our hospital at 12 h after the injury, there were no scalding-related findings on his face or inside his oral cavity; however, severe laryngeal edema was observed, which required emergency intubation. Thermal airway injuries can occur later, even if there is no evidence of facial or oral scalding immediately after the injury. Airway injuries should be considered when a patient has been exposed to hot water from overhead.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burns
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Burn Care Res
Journal subject:
TRAUMATOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan