TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - An atypical cause of alkali chemical burn: A case report JO - Annals of burns and fire disasters A1 - Boutefnouchet, T. A1 - Moiemen, N. A1 - Papini, R. SP - 216 EP - 218 VL - 23 IS - 4 N2 - It has already been reported that wet ash turns into a strong alkali agent, which can cause full-thickness skin burns. A case is presented which has the particularity of sustained, self-inflicted contact with wet ash. The coal used was the self-igniting type normally used for burning scented weed or for smoking the hubbly bubbly or shisha pipe.

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