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@entity1 @entity295 @entity649 @entity1939 @entity177 @entity272 @entity1159 @entity2805 @entity22939 @entity130
OBJECTIVE: This paper describes @entity130 , which presented to us and were managed at a burn unit in Nigeria. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the etiologies of these injuries, the extent of the injuries as well as to suggest possible ways to prevent @entity130 in our environment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We carried out a retrospective review of chemical burns treated at our center. Our sources of information were the burn unit admission registers, case notes of the @entity1 and operation registers. The results were collated and then analyzed. RESULTS: Twenty eight @entity1 presented with @entity22939 during the study period between January 2000 and December 2003, constituting 5.7% of all @entity1 with burns treated within that period. Seventeen (60.7%) of the @entity1 were males while 11 (29.3%) were females with a mean age of 20.6 years. The injuries were sustained from assault in 21 (75%), armed robbery attacks in five (17.8%) and suicide attempts in two (7.1%). The agents were usually unknown. Late presentation was observed in all the @entity1 . Raw eggs, palm oil, gentian violet and engine oil were the substances applied immediately after the injuries. Complications observed included @entity295 , @entity649 , @entity1939 , @entity177 , @entity1159 , ectropion, @entity1159 , @entity2805 , keloids and @entity272 . CONCLUSION: @entity22939 are mainly due to assaults in Nigeria and are usually extensive and presented late. Education of the @entity1 and penalty for any offender will reduce the current spate of such injuries.
