Garlic burns: Case reports with an emphasis on associated and underlying pathology

Abstract

Garlic burns is a well-described entity although only few cases have been reported in the literature [1–9]. All previous reports included information regarding the etiology and management of the burn and none have stressed on the fact that the patient should be investigated further for the possibility of underlying or associated pathology. We here report on three cases of garlic burns of the upper limb that required assessment and treatment of the underlying pathology. Furthermore, we review the literature to investigate the associated pathology in the reported cases.