{"pk":664,"title":"Capsaicin: An Uncommon Exposure and Unusual Treatment","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Capsaicin, the active component of chili peppers, is an alkaloid that causes tissue irritation and burning especially upon contact with mucous membranes. While favored in certain cuisines around the world, it has also been weaponized in the form of pepper sprays and bear repellents. When significant capsaicin exposures occur, patients may present to the emergency department; thus, providers should be prepared to manage these cases effectively. In this case report we discuss an unusual exposure of capsaicin to the vaginal mucosa with successful treatment.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1mm2m1rx","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Onur","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Yenigun","name_suffix":"","institution":"Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Palo Alto, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Mark","middle_name":"","last_name":"Thanassi","name_suffix":"","institution":"Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Santa Clara, California","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2019-04-02T16:31:33-04:00","date_accepted":"2019-04-02T16:31:33-04:00","date_published":"2019-05-20T13:22:00-04:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/664/galley/423/download/"}]}