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A burn is an injury to the skin covering and underlying structures caused by a thermal, electrical, radioactive or chemical agent. Objective: To study the clinical and therapeutic aspects of childhood skin burns in a Conakry university hospital. Methodology: This is a 4-year retrospective descriptive study from January 2018 to December 2021. We identified 55 burn patients. The average age was 3.16±2.85 years. The male gender was the most affected (n=33; 60%). Results: The burns were thermal in 80% of cases, hot liquid was the dominant causal agent with 85.45% of cases. We observed a dominance of second degree burns in 85% of cases. These burns were accidental in 100% of cases and occurred at home in 84% of cases. Treatment was medical and combined rehydration, antibiotic therapy and analgesia. Trimming and/or dressing was performed under general anesthesia for 26 patients (34.6%). A discharge aponeurotomy on the forearms wasperformed in 2 patients or 2.6% of cases. The evolution was favorable in 72.7% of cases. Seven children died Conclusion: Childhood burns occur at home and are mainly caused by thermal liquids. Clinically, it mainly causes second-degree lesions. Its treatment is medical and based on good rehydration associated with adequate antibiotic therapy and analgesia. Surgical care involves trimming and aponeurotomy. Keywords: burn, child, thermal agent, medical treatment
Mohamed Saliou Bangoura (Mon,) studied this question.