• Nicole J Abel, Zachary Klaassen, E Hani Mansour, Michael A Marano, Sylvia J Petrone, Abraham P Houng, and Ronald S Chamberlain.
• Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey 07039, USA.
• Int. J. Urol. 2012 Apr 1;19(4):351-8.

ObjectivesThe American Burn Association classifies a burn to the genitalia as a major injury. Isolated burns to the penis, scrotum or vulva are rare as a result of protection provided by the thighs and abdomen. Thus, burned genitalia represent an ominous sign of a more extensive total body surface area burn.MethodsA retrospective analysis of consecutive patients admitted to a Level-1 Burn Unit with a burn involving the genitalia from January 1995 to December 2009 comprised the study population.ResultsA total of 393 patients of 5878 patients (6.7%) admitted to the Burn Unit suffered a burn involving the genitalia, including 253 males (64.4%) and 140 females (35.6%). The median total body surface area was 12% (range 1-100%), the most common cause of genital burn was scald (n = 246, 62.9%) and median length of stay was 9 days (range 1-472 days). A total of 269 patients (68.4%) were discharged to home from the hospital, and in-hospital mortality was 20.9%.ConclusionsThe typical profile for those sustaining a genital burn include younger patients (≤30 years-of-age), sustaining a median total body surface area burn of 12% from a scald injury, with extensive genitalia involvement. Length of stay for genital burns is usually extended and, as a result of concomitant injuries, is associated with a 20% in-hospital death rate.© 2012 The Japanese Urological Association.

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