Citation

Handa A, Tendolkar MS, Singh S, Gupta PN. BMJ Case Rep. 2019; 12(8): e230590.

Affiliation

Pulmonary Medicine, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2019-230590

PMID

31451468

Abstract

Electrical injuries are a common occurrence and can be minor or even fatal depending on the voltage to which an individual has been exposed to. Electrical current causes tissue damage by producing heat due to local tissue resistance. Serious electrocution may manifest with cutaneous burns, visceral injuries, organ perforation, and cardiac and respiratory effects. Pneumothorax as a complication of electrical injury is a very rare entity. We report one such case of electrical burn injury with right-sided pneumothorax as an immediate complication.

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Language: en

Keywords

pneumothorax; trauma