Burn conversion possibly caused by COVID-19 infection: A case report

Burn conversion possibly caused by COVID-19 infection: A case report

We report a case in which burn wound conversion occurred in a patient with concomitant COVID-19 pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first report to present sequential clinical photographs in a case of burn with COVID-19. Abundant oxygenation with huge head room, massive fluid resuscitation, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Burns open : an international open access journal for burn injuries 2024-01, Vol.8 (1), p.5-7
Hauptverfasser: Seo, Dongkyung, Maeda, Taku, Yamamoto, Yuhei, Funayama, Emi, Miura, Takahiro, Matsuda, Norifumi, Ishikawa, Kosuke
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Sprache:eng
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Burn conversion
Burn progression
COVID-19
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case in which burn wound conversion occurred in a patient with concomitant COVID-19 pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first report to present sequential clinical photographs in a case of burn with COVID-19. Abundant oxygenation with huge head room, massive fluid resuscitation, and anticoagulation therapy may be required in COVID-19 patients even with a narrower surface of burn.
ISSN:2468-9122
2468-9122
DOI:10.1016/j.burnso.2023.11.004