The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal
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Niger Postgrad Med J · Sep 2000
Case ReportsPerineal burns from sitz bath in children: case reports.
This is a report of 2 children aged < 18 months who sustained perineal and gluteal burns from sitz bath prescribed for fissure-in-ano and perianal pruritus from ascaris infestation respectively at peripheral hospitals. The management included regular cleaning of the burns wounds and open dressing with 1% silver sulphadiazine and administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics and tetanus prophylaxis. ⋯ A plea is made for appropriate investigation and treatment of anorectal conditions in children. Arbitrary use of sitz bath is to be discouraged.