Citation

Knight RJ, McWilliams T, Reeler D, Whan L, Wood F. Med. J. Aust. 2011; 195(6): 355-356.

Affiliation

Total Care Burns Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia. robert_knight@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21929502

Abstract

Two children in far northern Western Australia tattooed their arms with maangga berries (Grevillea pyramidalis ssp. leucadendron), which resulted in unintentional, caustic, partial thickness skin burns requiring specialist burn care. An understanding of the chemistry of the burn agent (5-n-alkyl resorcinol), appropriate first aid management and referral, and possible physiological sequelae are essential for optimal medical management and preventive community education.

Language: en