Keywords
heating pad injury, rhabdomyolysis from a burn, aki from a burn
Date of Presentation
5-1-2025 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
We report the case of a 26-year-old male with a significant psychiatric and substance use history who came to the emergency department (ED) with deep partial second degree burns to his back subsequent to using a heating pad for unknown periods of time prior to presentation. Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury that occurred in this patient due to his burns. It is important to understand that although beneficial, if heating pads are misused or overused, they can cause injury.
Disciplines
Dermatology | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nephrology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Trauma | Wounds and Injuries
Included in
Dermatology Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Nephrology Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Trauma Commons, Wounds and Injuries Commons
Case Report: Heating Pad Usage Leading to Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury
We report the case of a 26-year-old male with a significant psychiatric and substance use history who came to the emergency department (ED) with deep partial second degree burns to his back subsequent to using a heating pad for unknown periods of time prior to presentation. Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury that occurred in this patient due to his burns. It is important to understand that although beneficial, if heating pads are misused or overused, they can cause injury.
