Cement burn: an occupational disease with favorable outcome. Case report

Anca Chiriac; Cristian Podoleanu; Cosmin Moldovan; Simona Stolnicu

doi:10.1111/iwj.12559

Cement burn: an occupational disease with favorable outcome. Case report

Int Wound J. 2016 Oct;13(5):1014-5. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12559. Epub 2015 Dec 22.

Authors

Anca Chiriac^{1

2

3}, Cristian Podoleanu⁴, Cosmin Moldovan⁵, Simona Stolnicu⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermato-Physiology, Apollonia University, Iasi, Romania.
² Department of Dermatology, Nicolina Medical Center, Iasi, Romania.
³ "P. Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Tirgu Mures, Romania.
⁵ Department of Histology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Tirgu Mures, Romania. cosmin.moldovan@outlook.com.
⁶ Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures, Tirgu Mures, Romania.

Abstract

We present the case of a 54-year-old patient with a thermal cement burn. This rare case is a localised occupational chemical cement burn on the lower limbs, with no systemic involvement and favourable outcome. The lesion was induced by prolonged contact of the skin with cement and water during hot summer days.

Keywords: Cement burn; Occupational disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Burns, Chemical / diagnosis*
Burns, Chemical / etiology
Burns, Chemical / therapy*
Construction Materials / adverse effects*
Humans
Lower Extremity / injuries*
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
Occupational Diseases / therapy*
Skin / injuries*
Treatment Outcome