Cellular phone collateral damage: A review of burns associated with lithium battery powered mobile devices.

Aim: The spontaneous destruction of lithium battery powered cellphones has raised concern about the safety of these devices. We present a case report and review of the literature of burn injuries sustained in association with cellular phone usage.

Methods: A Medline search was performed to identify articles describing cellular phone associated thermal injuries using key search words including "burn," "burn injury," "cellular phone," "cellphone," "thermal injury," and "telephone.