Fire-eater's pneumonia: Two case reports of accidentally aspirated paraffin Oil

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-419

  Yigit, Ozlem ^a   Bektas, Frat ^a   Sayrac, Ali Vefa ^a   Senay, Engin ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia; fire eater's pneumonia; paraffin oil

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; FIRE EATER PNEUMONIA; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; STEROID THERAPY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OILS; PARAFFIN; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859709528     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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