Michielsen D, Van Hee R, Neetens C, Lafaire C, Peeters R
Academic Surgical Centre Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium.
Br J Urol. 1996 Dec;78(6):940-1. doi: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.23024.x.
To determine the management of perineal and genital burns in children.
Twenty-seven children (aged 6 months to 12 years) suffering from genital or perineal burns between 1981 and 1995 were reviewed. Most burns occurred in boys (70%), were due to scalds (85%) and caused superficial second-degree lesions (63%). The initial treatment consisted of topical antimicrobials or grafting with allografts.
Spontaneous healing by conservative therapy, not early excision therapy, occurred in 96% of the patients. Contractures occurred in two patients and were treated with multiple Z-plasties and circumcision.
The management of perineal and genital burns in children should be conservative.