Publication
[ARDS after Incidental Aspiration of Petroleum in an Adult.]
Journal Paper/Review - Jan 28, 2015
Horvath Christian, Schneider Tino, Kluckert T, Brutsche Martin
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Issn Electronic
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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.