☆Release of histamine and other preformed vasoactive mediators from mast cells in the minutes following a burn leads to dilation of superficial skin capillaries.
This results in blanching erythema (ie, temporary whitening with pressure due to capillary collapse) that extends to the area surrounding the initial burn.
+ superficial partial thickness
- deep partial thickness
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