Esophageal Burn and the Microwave Oven
Authors: DAVID A. LIEBERMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Letters and Corrections1 July 1982Esophageal Burn and the Microwave OvenDAVID A. LIEBERMAN, M.D., EMMET B. KEEFFE, M.D.DAVID A. LIEBERMAN, M.D., EMMET B. KEEFFE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-1-137 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The microwave oven is now a common fixture in private homes and public eating facilities. Medical problems from the use of microwave ovens are unusual, although patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers have been cautioned to avoid proximity (1). The dangers of swallowing overheated food products have been briefly noted (2). We wish to report a case of this thermal hazard.A healthy, 22-year-old man heated a jelly roll in an unfamiliar microwave oven for 2 minutes. He swallowed a large bite of the roll after the exterior pastry has cooled. He immediately felt severe burning of his...References1. KINGHAMBURGERPARSAHELLERCARLETON GAFSR. Effect of microwave oven on implanted cardiac pacemaker [Letter]. JAMA. 1970;212:1213. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PERLMAN A. Hazards of a microwave oven [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1980;302:970-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DALRYMPLE G. Microwaves In: DALRYMPLE GV, GAULDEN ME, KOLLMORGEN GM, VOGEL HH, ed. Medical Radiation Biology. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1973:262-3. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID A. LIEBERMAN, M.D.; EMMET B. KEEFFE, M.D.Affiliations: Oregon Health Sciences University Portland, OR 97201 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLaryngeal Burn from a Sweet Potato: A Case ReportA Case of Thermal Esophageal Injury Induced by Sodium Picosulfate with Magnesium CitrateVarious Upper Endoscopic Findings of Acute Esophageal Thermal Injury Induced by Diverse Food: A Case SeriesA Case of PICOLIGHT Powder Induced Thermal Injury of the Gastric MucosaA Large Symmetrical Esophageal Ulcer Caused by Thermal and Compressive Injury from a Solid Foodstuff Known as 'Song-Pyen'EsophagusFrostbite of the EsophagusThe healing course of thermal esophageal injury: a case reportThermal injury from a hamburger: a rare cause of odynophagiaThermal Injury of the EsophagusEsophageal Stenosis in ChildrenHeat treatment of milk in domestic microwave ovensThermal injury to the upper aerodigestive tract after microwave heating of food.Microwave ovens may cause serious ocular injuryHazards of microwave cooking: direct thermal damage to the pharynx and larynxExploding EggsLaryngeal burns secondary to the ingestion of microwave-heated foodThe Changing Climate of Medical PracticeAirway Burns in an Infant following Aspiration of Microwave-heated TeaRisk factors for microwave scald injuries in infants 1 July 1982Volume 97, Issue 1Page: 137-137KeywordsBurnsEatingFoodPacemakersSwallowing ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...