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'The fire coral' (Millepora dichotoma) as a cause of burns: a case report
A Sagi1, L Rosenberg, P Ben-Meir
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soroka University Hospital, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Burns, Including Thermal Injury
|August 1, 1987
Abstract:
A case of a full skin thickness burn after contact with a Hydrozoa, Millepora dichotoma, is described. The poison secreted by specialized cells on the spines of this marine animal is a strong local irritant. Deep burns due to this agent do not appear to have been described before.