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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2006; 39(01): 81-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699130
Case Report
Blast injury lower face: An unusual and rare case
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Publication Date:
15 January 2020 (online)
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Abstract
Isolated blast injuries of the face are rare and injuries due to blasting of low voltage batteries in or near the mouth are even rarer. We present here a case of an 18 year old boy who suffered from extensive injury and tissue loss involving the lower half of the face due to blasting of a low voltage battery used in a flash light due to apparent shortcircuiting when the boy put the two short wires connected to a low voltage battery in his mouth in order to deinsulate them. This resulted in a blast leading to severe injuries and tissue loss which included the lower nose, upper lip, all teeth, both cheeks, floor of mouth tongue, chin, the maxilla and mandible.
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