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Does it exist any relation between extension of corporal surface burns and percentage of survival and mortality in adultand pediatric patients?Burns injuries have become an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality, reporting in Latin America an average of 1351cases of burn injuries each year, requiring hospitalization and causing about 23 deaths per year. In Colombia, the mostaffected population, according to a report of cases, are children between one and four years old, usually making withfollowing complications due to the seriousness of the injury and even death. Studies suggest a relationship between the bodysurface involved, localization, age and risk mortality. Currently is suggested the direct relationship between genetic riskfactors such as the CD14 polymorphism and risk of mortality in individuals. A case of a two years old girl is presented, whoconsulted the health center with severe burns with commitment of the 71% of total body surface area, with high risk ofmortality and complications. Appropriate management is provided and it is obtained satisfactory outcome. That caseconcerned about the factors that influenced this happy ending, reason why this literature review was made.
Keywords. Burns. Genetic polymorphism. Antigens CD14. Child mortality.
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