Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning
Kerosene poisoning is a common poisoning in India especially in childhood, and clinical spectrum can range from meager chemical pneumonitis to grave complications such as hypoxia, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and emphysema. Pyopneumothorax that may require aggressive management in the form of th...
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pubmed-39899082014-04-18 Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning Chaudhary, Shyam Chand Sawlani, Kamal Kumar Yathish, B. E. Singh, Ambukeshwar Kumar, Suresh Parihar, Anit Case Report Kerosene poisoning is a common poisoning in India especially in childhood, and clinical spectrum can range from meager chemical pneumonitis to grave complications such as hypoxia, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and emphysema. Pyopneumothorax that may require aggressive management in the form of thoracotomy has not been reported in literature. We hereby report a 22-year young female who had developed series of respiratory complications including pyopneumothorax following ingestion of kerosene with suicidal intent and was treated successfully. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC3989908/ /pubmed/24748745 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-6580.128822 Text en Copyright: © Toxicology International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Chaudhary, Shyam Chand Sawlani, Kamal Kumar Yathish, B. E. Singh, Ambukeshwar Kumar, Suresh Parihar, Anit |
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Chaudhary, Shyam Chand Sawlani, Kamal Kumar Yathish, B. E. Singh, Ambukeshwar Kumar, Suresh Parihar, Anit Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning |
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Chaudhary, Shyam Chand Sawlani, Kamal Kumar Yathish, B. E. Singh, Ambukeshwar Kumar, Suresh Parihar, Anit |
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Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning |
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Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning |
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Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning |
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Pyopneumothorax Following Kerosene Poisoning |
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Kerosene poisoning is a common poisoning in India especially in childhood, and clinical spectrum can range from meager chemical pneumonitis to grave complications such as hypoxia, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and emphysema. Pyopneumothorax that may require aggressive management in the form of thoracotomy has not been reported in literature. We hereby report a 22-year young female who had developed series of respiratory complications including pyopneumothorax following ingestion of kerosene with suicidal intent and was treated successfully. |
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