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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | chemical_burn_1_090816 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | BURN, CHEMICAL / EX-LAX INDUCED CHEMICAL BURN | Category: | drug reaction / environmental injury | ||
| Body Site: | buttock / genital vulva (labia) / diaper area | Age: | 2 years | ||
| Contributor: | Randy Cordle, MD | ||||
| Description: | large well-demarcated symmetric red patches with scattered bullae | ||||
| Comments: | This 2-year-old girl developed large diarrheal stools and a chemical burn on her buttocks, perineum, and genital area after getting into her mother's laxative medication. The night before she had eaten 5 Ex-Lax tablets (Sennosides chewable tablets, 25 mg). Chemical burns from diarrhea resulting from ingestion of laxatives was reported by the author in Pediatrics, July 22, 2009, pp 179-80. The report emphasizes the importance of distinguishing this process from non-accidental injuries caused by hot water. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | chemical_burn_2_090816 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | BURN, CHEMICAL / EX-LAX INDUCED CHEMICAL BURN | Category: | drug reaction / environmental injury | ||
| Body Site: | buttock / genital vulva (labia) / diaper area | Age: | 2 years | ||
| Contributor: | Randy Cordle, MD | ||||
| Description: | large well-demarcated symmetric red patches with scattered bullae | ||||
| Comments: | This 2-year-old girl developed large diarrheal stools and a chemical burn on her buttocks, perineum, and genital area after getting into her mother's laxative medication. The night before she had eaten 5 Ex-Lax tablets (Sennosides chewable tablets, 25 mg). Chemical burns from diarrhea resulting from ingestion of laxatives was reported by the author in Pediatrics, July 22, 2009, pp 179-80. The report emphasizes the importance of distinguishing this process from non-accidental injuries caused by hot water. | ||||
| Related Images: | chemical_burn_1_090816 | ||||
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