Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages e358-e363 , April 2010

The Nitric acid burn trauma of the skin

  • L. Kolios

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Goettingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 551 39 22462; fax: +49 551 39 8991.
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  • E. Striepling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hand Surgery, Plastic and Microsurgery, Centre of Burn Injuries, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg, Germany
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  • G. Kolios

      Affiliations

    • Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany
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  • K.-D. Rudolf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hand Surgery, Plastic and Microsurgery, Centre of Burn Injuries, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg, Germany
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  • K. Dresing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Goettingen, Germany
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  • J. Dörges

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Handsurgery, Evang. Krankenhaus Weende, Goettingen, Germany
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  • K.M. Stürmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Goettingen, Germany
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  • E.K. Stürmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Goettingen, Germany

Received 24 June 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 September 2009.

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☆ The work was presented in part as an oral presentation at the DAV congress (German Association of Burn Injuries) in Leogang, Austria, in January 2009.

PII: S1748-6815(09)00622-6

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.09.001

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages e358-e363 , April 2010

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