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2023 Jan 26


Emerg Med Australas

STRETCH: Stinging tree exposures to Cairns Hospital.

Authors

Young R, Jackson A, Ryan F, Little M
Emerg Med Australas. 2023 Jan 26.
PMID: 36700481.

Abstract

To evaluate the burden of disease, investigate the treatment and response to treatment caused by exposure to stinging tree plants presenting to Cairns Hospital over a 3-year period. Our secondary aim was to examine the benefit from treating such exposures with topical dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl).