Chemical Burn Caused by Garlic
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE, vol.12, no.1, pp.157-158, 2022 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Case Report
- Volume: 12 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.16899/jcm.887737
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Page Numbers: pp.157-158
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Garlic (Allium sativum), which is orginated from Asia, has a long history. It is primarily used as a spice in meals, later in the treatment of traditional medicine.[1] It was also tested in cholera and plague epidemic in the treatment of amoebic dysentery in Africa.[2] Even a world congress which was named ‘The Health Importance of Garlic and Garlic Ingredients’ washeld in Washington in 1990.[3] There are many publications emphasized that garlic has not used only for it’s antibacterial, antiparasitic and antiviral purpose but also antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, fibrinolytic and antitumor effects.[4-9] In this case we aimed to represent a patient with a second degree skin burn because of garlic usage