Man with Organic Solvent Chemical Burns to Hands

A 33-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with chemical burns on his hands from handling paint thinner without using gloves. He had approximately 7  h of direct contact of Klean-Strip® (W.M. Barr& Company, Memphis, TN) on his bilateral hands. Klean-Strip is comprised primarily of Stoddard solvent, a petroleum-derived mixture of organic hydrocarbons (1). The patient reported severe burning pain throughout his palms and fingers. The palmar aspects of his hands were discolored and waxy, with a leather-like texture, particularly at his distal fingertips (Figures  1 and 2).

Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael V. Nguyen, Theodore Katz, Joelle Borhart Tags: Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research