Publication

[ARDS after Incidental Aspiration of Petroleum in an Adult.]

Journal Paper/Review - Jan 28, 2015

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PubMed
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Citation
Horvath C, Schneider T, Kluckert T, Brutsche M. [ARDS after Incidental Aspiration of Petroleum in an Adult.]. Pneumologie 2015
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Pneumologie 2015
Publication Date
Jan 28, 2015
Issn Electronic
1438-8790
Brief description/objective

UNASSIGNED
Petroleum aspiration as a reason for lipid pneumonia is a rare complication. Mostly children are affected and mortality rates are low. In most case series, virtually every subject survived.We describe here the case of a patient who developed ARDS and pneumatoceles with a fatal outcome. Due to the undulant nature of the disease, multipe thoracic CT were performed, enabling us to describe the precise radiologic course of the disease.