Cold-Induced Injury Affecting 27% of TBSA: A Case Report

J Burn Care Res. 2019 Oct 16;40(6):1012-1014. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irz107.

Abstract

Frostbite is a particularly severe form of cold-induced injury that most frequently causes tissular damage in acral parts (hands and feet) and usually involves a small extension of the TBSA. Here, we present a rare case of frostbite affecting a large area (27%), which was successfully treated in a similar way to a thermal burn injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fatal Outcome
  • Frostbite / complications*
  • Frostbite / therapy
  • Heart Arrest / etiology
  • Heart Arrest / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Myocardial Revascularization
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Stress, Physiological