Mysterious burns at wrestling match pinned on faulty bulbs.(Clinical Rounds)

From: Skin & Allergy News | Date: March 1, 2007| Author: Splete, Heidi | Copyright information

GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS -- Faulty mercury vapor lightbulbs caused an epidemic of facial and eyelid dermatitis in the small town of Aberdeen, S.D., Dr. Ty Hanson reported at the Caribbean Dermatology Symposium.

"You can be 9 meters or more away from a broken light and still get burned," said Dr. Hanson of Ohio State University, Columbus.

Affected people began displaying symptoms during an all-day wrestling tournament that was held in the gym at the local ...

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