Abstract
Clinical introductionA healthy 17-year-old girl presents with a wound on her left medial thigh (figure 1). Two days earlier while applying acrylic nail tips, she spilled nail glue on her jeans in the area of concern. Despite noticing an immediate irritable sensation, she did not perform any first aid nor did she remove her clothing to check the underlying skin.Figure 1Wound left medial thigh.QuestionWhat is the pathological process of this wound?De-epithelialisation due to removal of clothing glued to skin.Chemical burn.Partial thickness thermal burn.Allergic reaction to nail glue.For answer see page 02
Subject
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,General Medicine,Emergency Medicine
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