QUEMADURA ELÉCTRICA DE PARED ABDOMINAL COMO CAUSA DE PERFORACIÓN DE INTESTINO DELGADO

Abstract

A 49 years old male patient who suffered anelectric burn by direct contact with a currentwhile manipulating a metallic object ispresented. He showed minor dermal manifestations of 5% burnt body surface areaand on the seventh day of hospitalizationdeveloped an acute abdomen which required anexploratory laparotomy that documented aperforation of the jejunum that was resected without complications.