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- Title
Folgen einer akzidentellen Aspiration von Petroleum bei einem Feuerspucker.
- Authors
Studer, D.; Brill, A. K.; Joost, C.; Stucki, A.
- Abstract
Fire-eater's pneumonitis, caused by aspiration of petroleum, is an infrequent clinical problem in our region. It is an acute inflammatory response of the lungs to the accidental aspiration of hydrocarbons, as shown in our patient. Despite the severe initial clinical und radiological presentation, fireeater's pneumonitis usually shows a favourable evolution with «restitutio ad integrum». Acute mortality rate is less than 1%. Fire-eater's lung is a medical emergency and needs medical support and surveillance. There is no good evidence that systemic corticosteroids and antibiotics are effective in the treatment of hydrocarbon aspiration. Concerning chronic lung injury after fire-eater's pneumonitis, there are favorable results from short observational series.
- Subjects
PETROLEUM; ACCIDENTS; FIRE eating; PNEUMONIA; HYDROCARBONS; RADIOLOGY
- Publication
Praxis (16618157), 2012, Vol 101, Issue 12, p793
- ISSN
1661-8157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1024/1661-8157/a000962