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Full-thickness (third-degree) burn
Full-thickness (third-degree) burn
Full-thickness burns are white, gray, or black, and do not turn pale when touched. The burned skin cannot feel anything, so it does not hurt when you touch it.
Courtesy of Eric D Morgan, MD, MPH, and William F Miser, MD.
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