TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of electrical injury
AU - Kosai, Nobuhiko
AU - Tomitaka, Akiko
AU - Sowa, Junko
AU - Akamatsu, Hirohiko
AU - Takeuchi, Makoto
AU - Matsunaga, Kayoko
AU - Suzuki, Kayoko
AU - Otake, Naoki
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - We report a case of electric shock injury in a 42-year old man who was electrocuted with a current of 200. V voltage while performing civil engineering work. Electric current spots were observed on both his right and left forearms and the back of his right hand, suggesting that the electric current entered through the back of the hand, exiting from the forearm on the right side, and through the switch to the palm, and then exiting from the forearm on the left side. We performed an MRI, which provided confirmation of the degree and range of local muscular tissue damage. A relaxation incision, debridement and the attachment of an artificial dermis preceded full-thickness grafting. Following post-surgical rehabilitation, a mild contracture of finger joints was observed, but the motor functions were observed to have significantly improved.
AB - We report a case of electric shock injury in a 42-year old man who was electrocuted with a current of 200. V voltage while performing civil engineering work. Electric current spots were observed on both his right and left forearms and the back of his right hand, suggesting that the electric current entered through the back of the hand, exiting from the forearm on the right side, and through the switch to the palm, and then exiting from the forearm on the left side. We performed an MRI, which provided confirmation of the degree and range of local muscular tissue damage. A relaxation incision, debridement and the attachment of an artificial dermis preceded full-thickness grafting. Following post-surgical rehabilitation, a mild contracture of finger joints was observed, but the motor functions were observed to have significantly improved.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.65.234
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.65.234
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038464665
SN - 0386-9784
VL - 65
SP - 234
EP - 236
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
IS - 3
ER -