Give me more gasoline

Male patient of 45 years old with a personal history of paranoid schizophrenia, who consulted because, according to what he said, gasoline had been injected into his arm. At first, it was considered an outbreak of his underlying illness and was treated as such. However, a few hours later, the arm began to turn hot and red. The x-ray shown below was done, confirming the patient's words Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

Left upper limb x-ray: edema and soft tissue content of the forearm is seen.

It is important to always listen to our patients and not take anything for granted.

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