Pneumonitis and pneumatoceles following accidental hydrocarbon aspiration in children

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 150-153

  Thalhammer, Gabriela H ^a   Eber, Ernst ^a   Zach, Maximilian S ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Univ Klin fur Kinder Jugendheilk   (Austria)

Author keywords

Children; Hydrocarbons; Pneumatoceles; Pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROCARBON; MEROPENEM; OIL; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PNEUMATOCELE; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REMISSION; STERNUM; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL OILS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17144370300     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-004-0304-9     Document Type: Article

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