Hydrofluoric acid burn of the hand – a rare emergency
- Introduction: We report on successful endovascular treatment of a hydrofluoric acid burn to the hand. Report: A worker complained of severe pain in the fingers D II to D V after injury with 60% hydrofluoric acid. A digital subtraction angiography showed vasospasm of the common palmar digital artery. We selectively applied 20% calcium gluconate intra-arterially. After treatment all arteries were perfused. Alprostadil, acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel were administered in conjunction. Pain symptoms improved and sensory and motor functions were restored. Discussion: Immediate angiography and intra-arterial application of calcium gluconate are recommended to treat hydrofluoric acid burn to a limb.
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| Author: | Jochen Peter, Sasa-Marcel MaksanGND, Katrin EichlerGND, Thomas Christian SchmandraGND, Thomas Schmitz-RixenORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-766500 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2012.07.001 |
| ISSN: | 1533-3167 |
| Parent Title (English): | EJVES Extra |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Place of publication: | Amsterdam |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2012/08/19 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2012/08/19 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2023/10/26 |
| Tag: | Burns; Calcium gluconate; Digital subtraction angiography; Hydrofluoric acid; Vasospasm |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Page Number: | 2 |
| First Page: | e19 |
| Last Page: | e20 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 514708654 |
| Institutes: | Medizin |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY-ND - Namensnennung - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |
