Arborescent burns –irregular, superficial, thin, tortuous markings on skin resembling the pattern of a fern or tree-Seen in 20% to 33% cases-Not associated with burning-No pathological changes-Disappear in 1-2 days in survivors Dr. Shiuli, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, KGMU.

2018年6月15日 · “Arborescent” or fern-like injury or Lichtenberg figures: A pathognomonic feature seen as a patterned area of transient erythema that appears within 1 h of the accident and then gradually fades within 24 h, the erythematous marks are not burns, indicate path taken by current

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1987年4月1日 · A lesion which has long been known to be pathognomonic for lightning injury is the `arborescent' burn injury. This kind of lesion (Fig. 1) tends to appear within an hour after the accident and generally disappears the same day.

The Lichtenberg figure is pathognomonic for a lightning injury. Other names for the same finding are: arborescent burn of lightning, feathering, and ferning. The finding appears within 1 h of the strike and gradually fades within 24–36 h . Interestingly, the transient characteristic of LF in patients is true for surviving as well as ...

This report calls attention to a bizarre, almost pathognomonic, cutaneous feature of lightning injury. It has been variously described as "lightning prints," "arborescent" burns, or "feathering," and has long been neglected in the dermatologic literature. Its recognition may be …

2013年3月1日 · Feathering burn also knows as arborescent or keraunografhic markings (Lichtenberg's figures) are caused by a transient extravasation of blood in the subcutaneous tissue [23], [25] and do not represent thermal injuries, since …

2015年7月1日 · Lichtenberg figures or Keraunographic or arborescent burns are pathognomonic of lightning and are not true burns because there is no damage to skin. They are transient and do not conform to any vascular pattern or nervous pathways.

2013年12月1日 · The Lichtenberg figure is a unique red colored fern-like pattern that is also known as arborescent burn of lightning, feathering, and ferning [35,37,38].

2007年5月1日 · Cutaneous burns can be associated to other organ injuries requiring emergency and life-support treatment. We report the case of a lightning strike victim who presented with burns as well as ...