Lower Extremity Tissue Defect Caused by Mobile Phone Charger Explosion: A Case Report

Arif DURAN; Tarik OCAK; Umit Yasar TEKELIOGLU; Furkan Erol KARABEKMEZ; Ayse CETIN

doi:10.5505/1304.7361.2014.45467

Arif DURAN¹, Tarik OCAK¹, Umit Yasar TEKELIOGLU², Furkan Erol KARABEKMEZ³, Ayse CETIN¹

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu
²Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu
³Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu

Keywords: Charger; explosion; tissue defect

Abstract

As the usage of cell phones is markedly increasing worldwide, accidental injuries and even lethal damages caused by cellular phone explosions have been reported lately. Although, cell phone charger explosion related scalding and tissue loss is extremely rare, they generally cause severe damage to tissues and cause severe complications, ending up in hospitalization. We are presenting a case of 9-year old female patient who was admitted to our emergency service due to a phone charger explosion that resulted in a lower extremity tissue defect.