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Xun Liang1, Xu-Lin Chen1, Fei Wang1
1Department of Burns, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, PR China.
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.
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