An Unusual Burn Caused by Hot Argy Wormwood Leaf Water
Department of Burns, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, PR China
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Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(3), e71; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e71
Submission received: 19 September 2011
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Revised: 19 September 2011
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Accepted: 27 September 2011
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Published: 14 October 2011
Abstract
An unusual burn case caused by hot wormwood leaf water was discussed. A 29-year-old woman sustained a 7% second-degree burn on both buttocks and left thigh. This case report highlights a rare cause of a chemical burn that may become more common with increasing use of this Chinese traditional medicine. The prevention measures of this burn injury were also presented.
Keywords:
wormwood leaf burns
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Liang, X.; Chen, X.-L.; Wang, F.; Guo, F. An Unusual Burn Caused by Hot Argy Wormwood Leaf Water. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e71. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e71
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Liang X, Chen X-L, Wang F, Guo F. An Unusual Burn Caused by Hot Argy Wormwood Leaf Water. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(3):e71. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e71
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Xun, Xu-Lin Chen, Fei Wang, and Feng Guo. 2011. "An Unusual Burn Caused by Hot Argy Wormwood Leaf Water" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 3: e71. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e71
