Gasoline ingestion: a rare cause of pancytopenia.

Abstract

The majority of reported cases of gasoline intoxication involves inhalation or percutaneous absorption. Data are scarce on complications and outcomes after gasoline poisoning by oral ingestion. The major cause of mortality and morbidity associated with the ingestion of gasoline is related to pulmonary aspiration. Despite the high frequency of the ingestions, there is little documentation of nonpulmonary toxic effects of gasoline. After ingestion, the principal toxicity is aspiration pneumonia, but any documented extra pulmonary manifestations of this condition may be important in the overall management of these patients. We are reporting a rare case of pancytopenia along with aspiration pneumonia and multisystem organ failure in a 58-year-old male after prolonged intentional ingestion of gasoline. To our knowledge, this is the only reported case of gasoline toxicity causing pancytopenia.

• Authors: Ifad Rahman, Kanakasabai Narasimhan, Shahid Aziz, William Owens
• Journal: The American journal of the medical sciences (Am J Med Sci) Vol. 338 Issue 5 Pg. 433-4 (Nov 2009) ISSN: 1538-2990 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19794304 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Gasoline

Topics

• Carbonated Beverages
• Fatal Outcome
• Gasoline (poisoning)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Multiple Organ Failure (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Pancytopenia (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Pneumonia, Aspiration (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)