TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Sun tanning-related burns--a 3-year experience
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Piccolo-Lobo, M. S.
A1  - Piccolo, N. S.
A1  - Piccolo-Daher, M. T.
A1  - Cardoso, V. M.
SP  - 103
EP  - 106
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - A retrospective study has analyzed 562 sun-related burns out of 19,643 patients treated at our institution from 1 March 1988 to 28 February 1991. These patients were analysed according to sex, age, burn area, mode and length of treatment and outcome. Females, mainly adults, represented 60.8 per cent of all patients presenting burned due to sun bathing. There is a marked seasonal incidence, proportionally constant throughout these 3 years. The main causes of injury were sun only (36.7 per cent), sun plus fig leaf 'tea' tanning lotion (17.7 per cent) and lemon juice (17.7 per cent). Healing to normal skin appearance was achieved in 99.1 per cent, 0.7 per cent healed with scarring and one patient died due to massive sepsis. The effect of sunlight on skin and the process of 'sunburn' when using homemade plant-derived tanning lotions containing substances which can induce a photodermatitis reaction is also discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -