For a medical symptom description of 'Bitter taste in mouth', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Bitter tastes (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Bitter taste in mouth' may be possible.
The mortality rate among patients with burns at our two hospitals (4 percent) is consistent with those recently reported from other centers.9,10 Three risk factors for death after burns were identified: an age of more than 60 years, burn size of more than 40 percent of body-surface area, and inhalation injury.
Sunburn is an example of a first-degree burn. Second-degree burns cause blisters and have more pronounced swelling. The skin may slough (peel). Third-degree burns cause white or black charred skin and loss of pain sensitivity (insensate) because of nerve damage in the deeper tissues.