Diseases

Chemical Burns

Burns caused by contact with or exposure to CAUSTICS or strong ACIDS.

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Abstract

Burns caused by contact with or exposure to CAUSTICS or strong ACIDS.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Burns, Chemical
  • Burn, Chemical
  • Chemical Burn

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

chemical eye burns = BURNS, CHEMICAL (IM) + EYE BURNS /chem ind (IM)

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WO 704

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chemical Burns. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002057. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002057
  2. Chemical Burns. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_burn
  3. Chemical Burns. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2141836