A young adult male working in a factory was accidently exposed to anhydrous ammonia gas. He was referred to the plastic surgery unit.
He underwent a wash of all his chemical burn areas in the casualty with copious amount of water then surgical debridement and regular dressings were applied. He made an uneventful recovery and was advised skin grafting but did decided not to have it.
Showing back and bilateral buttock burns:
Getting ready to be washed down:
Other images showing the extent of the burns:
Wounds healing up nicely:
Before discharge from hospital:
Follow up appointment shows good healing but raw spotty areas that would benefit from skin grafting but the patient refused treatment: