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Excessive fire setting

MedGen UID:
1050252
•Concept ID:
CN375768
•
Finding
Synonym: Pyromania
 
HPO: HP:5200338

Definition

The inability to control urges of deliberately setting fires for pleasure and gratification, without any criminal intent. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExcessive fire setting

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of Medical Surveillance and Incidence of Post-September 11, 2001, Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Workers.
Colbeth HL, Genere N, Hall CB, Jaber N, Brito JP, El Kawkgi OM, Goldfarb DG, Webber MP, Schwartz TM, Prezant DJ, Zeig-Owens R
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Jun 1;180(6):888-895. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0950. PMID: 32310290Free PMC Article
Do emissions from landfill fires affect pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective study after arson at a solid waste facility in Sicily.
Mazzucco W, Tavormina E, Macaluso M, Marotta C, Cusimano R, Alba D, Costantino C, Grammauta R, Cernigliaro A, Scondotto S, Vitale F
BMJ Open 2019 Jul 4;9(7):e027912. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027912. PMID: 31278100Free PMC Article
The concept of damage control: extending the paradigm in the prehospital setting.
Tourtier JP, Palmier B, Tazarourte K, Raux M, Meaudre E, Ausset S, Sailliol A, Vivien B, Domanski L, Carli P
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 2013 Jul-Aug;32(7-8):520-6. Epub 2013 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2013.07.012. PMID: 23916519
Varying gender pattern of childhood injury mortality over time in Scotland.
Pearson J, Jeffrey S, Stone DH
Arch Dis Child 2009 Jul;94(7):524-30. Epub 2008 Nov 19 doi: 10.1136/adc.2008.148403. PMID: 19019882
Health and social costs of tobacco use in Ontario, Canada, 1979 and 1988.
Choi BC, Pak AW
J Epidemiol Community Health 1996 Feb;50(1):81-5. doi: 10.1136/jech.50.1.81. PMID: 8762360Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Effect of Ambulance Stretcher Bed Height Adjustment on CPR Quality and Rescuer Fatigue in a Laboratory Environment.
Ho CS, Hsu YJ, Li F, Tang CC, Yang CP, Huang CC, Ho CS, Chang CH
Int J Med Sci 2021;18(13):2783-2788. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.7150/ijms.59037. PMID: 34220306Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Medical Surveillance and Incidence of Post-September 11, 2001, Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Workers.
Colbeth HL, Genere N, Hall CB, Jaber N, Brito JP, El Kawkgi OM, Goldfarb DG, Webber MP, Schwartz TM, Prezant DJ, Zeig-Owens R
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Jun 1;180(6):888-895. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0950. PMID: 32310290Free PMC Article
Sex differences in patients admitted to a regional secure unit.
Milne S, Barron P, Fraser K, Whitfield E
Med Sci Law 1995 Jan;35(1):57-60. doi: 10.1177/002580249503500112. PMID: 7877476

Therapy

Effect of Ambulance Stretcher Bed Height Adjustment on CPR Quality and Rescuer Fatigue in a Laboratory Environment.
Ho CS, Hsu YJ, Li F, Tang CC, Yang CP, Huang CC, Ho CS, Chang CH
Int J Med Sci 2021;18(13):2783-2788. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.7150/ijms.59037. PMID: 34220306Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Medical Surveillance and Incidence of Post-September 11, 2001, Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Workers.
Colbeth HL, Genere N, Hall CB, Jaber N, Brito JP, El Kawkgi OM, Goldfarb DG, Webber MP, Schwartz TM, Prezant DJ, Zeig-Owens R
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Jun 1;180(6):888-895. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0950. PMID: 32310290Free PMC Article
Do emissions from landfill fires affect pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective study after arson at a solid waste facility in Sicily.
Mazzucco W, Tavormina E, Macaluso M, Marotta C, Cusimano R, Alba D, Costantino C, Grammauta R, Cernigliaro A, Scondotto S, Vitale F
BMJ Open 2019 Jul 4;9(7):e027912. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027912. PMID: 31278100Free PMC Article
Is increased positive end-expiratory pressure the culprit? Autoresuscitation in a 44-year-old man after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report.
Hagmann H, Oelmann K, Stangl R, Michels G
J Med Case Rep 2016 Dec 20;10(1):364. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1148-4. PMID: 27998300Free PMC Article
The concept of damage control: extending the paradigm in the prehospital setting.
Tourtier JP, Palmier B, Tazarourte K, Raux M, Meaudre E, Ausset S, Sailliol A, Vivien B, Domanski L, Carli P
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 2013 Jul-Aug;32(7-8):520-6. Epub 2013 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2013.07.012. PMID: 23916519

Prognosis

Evaluation of Medical Surveillance and Incidence of Post-September 11, 2001, Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Workers.
Colbeth HL, Genere N, Hall CB, Jaber N, Brito JP, El Kawkgi OM, Goldfarb DG, Webber MP, Schwartz TM, Prezant DJ, Zeig-Owens R
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Jun 1;180(6):888-895. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0950. PMID: 32310290Free PMC Article
Is increased positive end-expiratory pressure the culprit? Autoresuscitation in a 44-year-old man after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report.
Hagmann H, Oelmann K, Stangl R, Michels G
J Med Case Rep 2016 Dec 20;10(1):364. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1148-4. PMID: 27998300Free PMC Article
Varying gender pattern of childhood injury mortality over time in Scotland.
Pearson J, Jeffrey S, Stone DH
Arch Dis Child 2009 Jul;94(7):524-30. Epub 2008 Nov 19 doi: 10.1136/adc.2008.148403. PMID: 19019882

Clinical prediction guides

Do emissions from landfill fires affect pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective study after arson at a solid waste facility in Sicily.
Mazzucco W, Tavormina E, Macaluso M, Marotta C, Cusimano R, Alba D, Costantino C, Grammauta R, Cernigliaro A, Scondotto S, Vitale F
BMJ Open 2019 Jul 4;9(7):e027912. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027912. PMID: 31278100Free PMC Article
Is increased positive end-expiratory pressure the culprit? Autoresuscitation in a 44-year-old man after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report.
Hagmann H, Oelmann K, Stangl R, Michels G
J Med Case Rep 2016 Dec 20;10(1):364. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1148-4. PMID: 27998300Free PMC Article
Childhood injury mortality in Ohio, 1979 to 1986. Setting priorities for prevention.
Hopkins RS, Writer JV, Mortensen BK, Indian RW
Am J Dis Child 1990 Jan;144(1):79-82. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1990.02150250089040. PMID: 2294723

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