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Case Reports
. 1996 May;22(3):232-3.
doi: 10.1016/0305-4179(95)00111-5.

Transcutaneous metal absorption following chemical burn injury

P C Neligan  1
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Transcutaneous metal absorption following chemical burn injury

P C Neligan. Burns. 1996 May.

Abstract

A 33-year-old metal refinery worker sustained a 40 per cent TBSA burn injury from a mixture containing acids and salts of nickel and cobalt. High levels of both nickel and cobalt were detected in both serum and urine, necessitating treatment with EDTA, a chelating agent. No detrimental effects of either nickel or cobalt have so far been detected, though the patient is being followed in the long term.

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