CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2016; 49(02): 289-291
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.191292
Letters to Editor
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Camphor burns over the forehead: Socially relevant non-homicidal injury in a child

Sandhya Pandey
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Dinesh kumar Sivakumar
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Ravi kumar Chittoria
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
Devi Prasad Mohapatra
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
,
M. T. Friji
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
› Author Affiliations
Further Information

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Ravi Kumar Chittoria
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Puducherry - 605 006
India   

Publication History

Publication Date:
13 August 2019 (online)

 

 


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Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

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  • 1 Chittoria RK, Mohapatra DP, Friji MT, Kumar SD, Asokan A, Pandey S. Camphor burns of the palm and non-suicidal self-injury: An uncommonly reported, but socially relevant issue. Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47: 252-5
  • 2 American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association; 2013: p. 803-6
  • 3 Tay YG, Tan KK. Unusual ritual burns of the hand. Burns 1996; 22: 409-12

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Ravi Kumar Chittoria
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Puducherry - 605 006
India   

  • REFERENCES

  • 1 Chittoria RK, Mohapatra DP, Friji MT, Kumar SD, Asokan A, Pandey S. Camphor burns of the palm and non-suicidal self-injury: An uncommonly reported, but socially relevant issue. Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47: 252-5
  • 2 American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association; 2013: p. 803-6
  • 3 Tay YG, Tan KK. Unusual ritual burns of the hand. Burns 1996; 22: 409-12