Pneumatocele complicating acute hydrocarbon pneumonitis

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2008 Nov;46(9):911. doi: 10.1080/15563650802266501.

Abstract

We present the radiological images and clinical summary of a patient with hydrocarbon ingestion and aspiration complicated by the development of a large pneumatocele.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Hydrocarbons / poisoning*
  • Inhalation Exposure
  • Lung Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / chemically induced*
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons