A patient presents with painful burns on his scalp. The wounds are waxy and yellow under natural light and fluorescent under Woods lamp.
What is the likely culprit?
a. Dinitrophenol
b. White Phosphorous
c. Nitric acid
d. Trinitrophenol
White phosphorous.
Conner JC and Bebarta VS present a case of a 19 yo male that presented with painful scalp burns after exposure to an incendiary agent. The patient was exposed to white phosphorous.
(Conner JC and Bebarta VS. White Phosphorous Dermal Burns. NEJM 2007. 357; 15: 1529-1530)
A patient presents with painful burns to his scalp. The wounds are waxy and yellow under natural light and fluorescent under Woods lamp. What is the likely culprit?