Rare Burn Cases Treated Traditionally: Folk Medicine: Review of Eight Cases

Akelma, Hakan; Kılıç, Ebru Tarıkçı; Karahan, Zeki Ayhan

doi:10.1093/jbcr/irz048

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“…10,11 Studies have reported reasons for the continued use of folk remedies such as hospital costs, access to hospitals, and low sociocultural status. 12 Although hospitals are easy to access in Korea and the hospital costs are relatively low, folk remedies are still used. While it is easy to access professional information online, it is also easy to find incorrect information on inappropriate and unscientific methods of treating diseases and injuries (e.g., "how to cure tinea pedis," "how to improve joint pain").…”

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An Etiology Report for Burns Caused by Korean Folk Remedies

Joo

Kim

2023

Arch Plast Surg

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Background: In this modern era of science-based medicine, some people still accept folk remedies as an alternative form of medicine. However, misinformation and misuse of folk medicines can result in dangerous complications. Among the possible complications of folk remedy use, this study focused on the clinical characteristics of burns caused by folk remedies. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of patients who had been treated for burns caused by folk remedies from May 2015 to April 2022. Data were collected on patients’ age and gender, type of folk remedy, reason for using the folk remedy, the severity of the burn, the number of wounds, lesion type, and type of treatment. Results: We found 59 patients with burns due to folk remedies. Most were female (76.3%) and ≥ 60 years old (72.9%). The most common type of folk remedy was moxibustion (74.6%), followed by the use of glacial acetic acid (20.3%). The reasons for using folk remedies were arthralgia relief (39%), health improvement (18.6%), and treatment of tinea pedis (11.9%). Most patients had multiple wound sites and had burns that were considered severe, requiring surgical treatment (72.9%). The majority of lesions were on the lower extremity, including the foot. Conclusion: This study described the risk of burns caused by folk remedies and the clinical characteristics of the wounds. The results emphasize the need for greater public awareness of the risk of burn injuries when using folk remedies. Keywords: burns; folk remedies; glacial acid; moxibustion

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An Etiology Report for Burns Caused by Korean Folk Remedies

Joo

Kim

2023

Arch Plast Surg

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“…The most common causative agent of infection in burn patients is bacteria followed by fungi or viruses [ 1 ]. The source of fungal infection is either endogenous (from the commensal ﬂora of burn patients), or exogenous (from the hands of health care personnel [ 1 ], surrounding environment [ 2 ], or materials used for burn management) [ 3 ].…”

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A rare Fusarium equiseti infection in a 53-year-old male with burn injury: A case report

Hai¹,

Minh²,

Anh³

et al. 2021

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Background and Purpose: Burn injuries are prone to infection caused by bacteria, fungi, or other pathogens. Fungal wound infection usually has non-specific clinical symptoms.Nevertheless, in some cases, the fungal burden is so substantial that can easily be seen by the naked eyes, but this phenomenon has rarely been reported with Fusarium. Case report: A 53-year-old patient with severe burn injury was admitted to the intensive care unit of the National Hospital of Burn, Ha Noi, Vietnam. His wound was dressed with a traditional herbal product before the hospital admission. On the 5th day after the admission, some white patches suspected of fungal colonies appeared on burn lesions where the herbal medicine was placed. Histological examination (Periodic acidSchiff) and culture of biopsy samples taken from those lesions revealed fungus that was identified as Fusarium equiseti after analysis of the internal transcribed spacer and D1/D2 region of the large subunit of the 28S rDNA. The isolated strain showed susceptibility to voriconazole but resistance to fluconazole, itraconazole, caspofungin,and amphotericin B in vitro. The patient received aggressive treatment, including IV voriconazole (400 mg daily from day five); however, he could not recover. Conclusion: Fusarium should be suspected in burn patients with white patches on lesions. Antifungal susceptibility testing is important since multidrug resistance is common among Fusarium strains.

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