Hydrocarbon pneumonitis following liquid paraffin aspiration during a fire-eating performance: a case report
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Hydrocarbon pneumonitis following liquid paraffin aspiration during a fire-eating performance: a case report
INTRODUCTION Hydrocarbon pneumonitis is an acute, intense pneumonitis resulting from aspiration of volatile hydrocarbon compounds with low viscosity and surface tension, most of which are members of the paraffin, naphthene and aromatic classes. CASE PRESENTATION Six hours after participating in a party for teenagers, a 16-year-old boy developed dyspnea, cough, a fever (39 degrees C) and chest...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-214