cigarette burns

{{short description|Skin injuries caused by cigarettes}}

{{other uses|Cigarette Burns (disambiguation)}}

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Cigarette burns are usually deliberate injuries caused by pressing a lit cigarette or cigar to the skin. They are a common form of child abuse,{{cite journal |last1=Faller-Marquardt |first1=Maria |last2=Pollak |first2=Stefan |last3=Schmidt |first3=Ulrike |title=Cigarette burns in forensic medicine |journal=Forensic Science International |date=April 2008 |volume=176 |issue=2–3 |pages=200–208 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.09.006|pmid=17976935 }}{{cite book |last1=Brittain |first1=Charmaine |title=Understanding the Medical Diagnosis of Child Maltreatment: A Guide for Nonmedical Professionals |date=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-517217-1 |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UmQATCaVbxwC&q=Cigarette+burns&pg=PA45 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Helfer |first1=Mary Edna |last2=Kempe |first2=Ruth S. |last3=Krugman |first3=Richard D. |title=The Battered Child |date=1999 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-32623-8 |pages=186–187 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_PRR8ukU8gC&q=Cigarette+burns&pg=PA187 |language=en}} self-harm, and torture.{{cite book|last1=Kirschner |first1=Robert |last2=Peel |first2=Michael |editor-last1=Peel |editor-first1=Michael |editor-last2=Iacopino |editor-first2=Vincent |title=The Medical Documentation of Torture |date=2002 |chapter=Physical Examination of Late Signs of Torture |access-date=2023-06-18 |via=Google Books |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-84110-068-5 |page=154 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DsBd-FCgedUC&pg=PA154 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Lightcap |first1=T. |title=The Politics of Torture |date=2011 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-33922-4 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TPLMCwAAQBAJ&q=Cigarette+burns&pg=PA165 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Cigarette burns |url=https://www.dignity.dk/en/dignitys-work/health-team/torture-methods/cigarette-burns/ |website=DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture |date=26 April 2019 |accessdate=24 May 2020 |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324105303/https://www.dignity.dk/en/dignitys-work/health-team/torture-methods/cigarette-burns/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |last1=Vij |first1=Krishan |title=Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology : Principles and Practice, 5/e |date=2011 |publisher=Elsevier India |isbn=978-81-312-2684-1 |page=193 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pOd2EVL5xAwC&q=Cigarette+burns+torture&pg=PA193 |language=en}}{{cite journal |last1=Perera |first1=Priyanjith |title=Scars of torture: A Sri Lankan study |journal=Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine |date=April 2007 |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=138–145 |doi=10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.05.001|pmid=16919991 }}{{cite journal |last1=Danielsen |first1=L |last2=Berger |first2=P |title=Torture sequelae located to the skin. |journal=Acta Dermato-Venereologica |date=1981 |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=43–6 |doi=10.2340/00015555614346 |pmid=6164213|s2cid=24238975 |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |last1=Clarysse |first1=K. |last2=Grosber |first2=M. |last3=Ring |first3=J. |last4=Gutermuth |first4=J. |last5=Kivlahan |first5=C. |title=Skin lesions, differential diagnosis and practical approach to potential survivors of torture |journal=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology |date=15 April 2019 |volume=33 |issue=7 |pages=1232–1240 |doi=10.1111/jdv.15439|pmid=30659672 |s2cid=58606927 |url=https://biblio.vub.ac.be/vubirfiles/76991040/jdv.15439.pdf }} They are typically round and about {{convert|1|cm|sigfig=1}} in diameter, with a hypopigmented center and hyperpigmented periphery.