Quackery and Superstitions: The Skin Doctor’s Bane
Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
; : 69-71, 2020.
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@#Camphor, a waxy white sublimable chemical, widely used worldwide by various communities for many religious purposes. Here we report a clinical image of self-inflicted injury from burning camphor on the palm resulting in burns. It also highlights the sociocultural pattern of this injury and need of psychopathic and therapeutic help of the patients.
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Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
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2020
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