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Tal Friedman1, Avshalom Shalom, Melvin Westreich

  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. fredricag@asaf.health.gov.il

Annals of Plastic Surgery
|May 25, 2007
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A unique group of young male soldiers with unexplained lower extremity burns were identified. These patients required longer hospitalizations, suggesting a distinct clinical subset needing medical and psychological care.

Area of Science:

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Military Medicine

Background:

  • A unique patient group with lower extremity burns was observed.
  • Burns were inconsistent with the reported cause, primarily affecting young men.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize patients with suspicious lower extremity burns.
  • To compare these burns with other burn cases.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective chart review of isolated lower extremity burn patients.
  • Comparison of suspicious burns with non-suspicious cases over a 2-year period.

Main Results:

  • 25 out of 56 patients (44.6%) had suspected self-inflicted burns.
  • All suspected patients were male soldiers, average age 19.5 years.

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  • Hospitalization duration per burn percentage was longer in the suspected group.

    • Conclusions:

    • This group represents a recognizable subunit of burn patients.
    • These patients require integrated medical and psychological treatment approaches.