Thermal burn in a 30-minute-old newborn: report on the youngest patient with iatrogenic burn injury.

Burns in infants are rare. The majority of neonatal burns occur in the hospital setting. The immaturity of their immune system, their fragile and thin skin, difficulties in resuscitation, engraftment paucity limited by donor sites, and long-term complications make taking care of burned newborns extremely difficult. We present the case of a newborn burned 30 minutes after his birth over a total body surface of 35%, when the hot water bottle used in the hospital accidentally burst. This is the earliest iatrogenic burn in a newborn reported to date. The newborn was discharged home after 30 days in hospital for resuscitation, dressings and skin grafting. He is now under regular observation.