Airway burns and atelectasis in an adolescent following aspiration of molten wax

Authors
Einav, S Braverman, I Yatsiv, I Avital, A Rothschild, M
Citation
S. Einav et al., Airway burns and atelectasis in an adolescent following aspiration of molten wax, ANN OTOL RH, 109(7), 2000, pp. 687-689
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology,"da verificare
Journal title
ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
ISSN journal
00034894 → ACNP
Volume
109
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
687 - 689
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4894(200007)109:7<687:ABAAIA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Scald injuries caused by hot liquids are not a frequently reported cause of pediatric respiratory and alimentary tract bums. Aspiration of molten wax with subsequent pharyngeal or laryngeal bums has not been described at all, to the best of our knowledge. A case of an adolescent who presented with a irway burns and atelectasis subsequent to aspiration of molten wax is herei n described and discussed.