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An unusual nasal burn

An unusual nasal burn Eur J Plast Surg (2009) 32:171 DOI 10.1007/s00238-009-0330-y LETTER TO THE EDITOR Zeeshan Ahmad & Mansoor S. Khan Received: 9 November 2008 /Accepted: 12 January 2009 /Published online: 5 March 2009 Springer-Verlag 2009 Sir, A clinical photograph of a 47-year-old lady who tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of a commonly prescribed sedative or hypnotic drug. This lady took a zopiclone overdose and spent a total of 14 h asleep on the floor. She vomited her gastric contents, and her stomach acids caused a superficial partial thickness chemical burn affecting her nose. She was treated conservatively with dressings. Z. Ahmad (*) M. S. Khan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns, Salisbury General Hospital, Odstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK e-mail: zeeshan.ahmad@doctors.org.uk http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Plastic Surgery Springer Journals

An unusual nasal burn

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Eur J Plast Surg (2009) 32:171 DOI 10.1007/s00238-009-0330-y LETTER TO THE EDITOR Zeeshan Ahmad & Mansoor S. Khan Received: 9 November 2008 /Accepted: 12 January 2009 /Published online: 5 March 2009 Springer-Verlag 2009 Sir, A clinical photograph of a 47-year-old lady who tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of a commonly prescribed sedative or hypnotic drug. This lady took a zopiclone overdose and spent a total of 14 h asleep on the floor. She vomited her gastric contents, and...
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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Plastic Surgery
ISSN
0930-343X
eISSN
1435-0130
DOI
10.1007/s00238-009-0330-y
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Abstract

Eur J Plast Surg (2009) 32:171 DOI 10.1007/s00238-009-0330-y LETTER TO THE EDITOR Zeeshan Ahmad & Mansoor S. Khan Received: 9 November 2008 /Accepted: 12 January 2009 /Published online: 5 March 2009 Springer-Verlag 2009 Sir, A clinical photograph of a 47-year-old lady who tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of a commonly prescribed sedative or hypnotic drug. This lady took a zopiclone overdose and spent a total of 14 h asleep on the floor. She vomited her gastric contents, and her stomach acids caused a superficial partial thickness chemical burn affecting her nose. She was treated conservatively with dressings. Z. Ahmad (*) M. S. Khan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns, Salisbury General Hospital, Odstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK e-mail: zeeshan.ahmad@doctors.org.uk

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European Journal of Plastic SurgerySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2009

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