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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

2nd degree burns (superficial) picture

Minor burns
Here a photograph of a child's hand is shown who suffered scald burns ( from hot water). The blisters have been deroofed and the underlying dermis is exposed which is pink and blanching. this is a second degree superficial burn similar to the one described before in detail. For a complete understanding and management of this burn read the article

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