Friedman Tal, Shalom Avshalom, Westreich Melvin
Department of Plastic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
Int J Dermatol. 2006 Oct;45(10):1161-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02860.x.
Throughout history, garlic has been used to treat a large variety of illnesses. One of garlic's adverse local effects is contact dermatitis.
We present three patients treated in the Department of Plastic Surgery for suspected self-inflicted lower extremity burns.
The burns had unique features, not consistent with the etiology first claimed by the patients. All were soldiers with low motivation who confessed to using garlic to cause the burns.
Garlic application usually results in local inflammation, but, if applied under a pressure bandage, or if there is poor wound care or a secondary infection, it can cause a severe dermal reaction and a deep chemical burn. We present these cases to increase physician awareness of the characteristics of self-inflicted garlic burns, and review the dermatotoxic effect.
纵观历史，大蒜被用于治疗多种疾病。大蒜的局部不良反应之一是接触性皮炎。
我们介绍了三名在整形外科接受治疗的疑似自伤性下肢烧伤患者。
这些烧伤具有独特特征，与患者最初声称的病因不符。所有患者均为动机不足的士兵，他们承认使用大蒜导致烧伤。
涂抹大蒜通常会导致局部炎症，但如果在加压绷带下涂抹，或者伤口护理不当或发生继发感染，可能会引起严重的皮肤反应和深度化学烧伤。我们展示这些病例以提高医生对自伤性大蒜烧伤特征的认识，并回顾其皮肤毒性作用。
