π₯ Can major burns affect diabetes risk years later?
A study in Burns found a higher estimated 15-year diabetes incidence after major burns (16.5% vs. 12.2%).
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π₯ Can burn injury leave a lasting immune footprint years after healing?
A new Burns study found persistent low-grade immune dysregulation in children with hypertrophic scars ~4 years after burn injury. π§΅ 1/7
The takeaway:
Years after paediatric burn injury, hypertrophic scar survivors may still show systemic immune activation consistent with chronic low-grade inflammation. 6/7
The takeaway is that keloids may partly result from disrupted RNA methylation, and PEAR1 and MAPKAPK3 could become new biomarkers and treatment targets. 4/5
New from @csheckter in @BurnsJournal: Recipients of laser therapy for hypertrophic scars differ demographically from the United States inpatient burn population, highlighting disparities shaped by demographic and socioeconomic factors.
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π§΅Pain after burn injury often continues after hospital discharge. This study followed burn survivors for 14 days post-discharge to understand what predicts lingering pain and found optimism plays a surprising role.
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β¨ Bottom line: Pain post-discharge is shaped by what happens during hospitalization and how patients think about their recovery. Target both body and mind.
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