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

Abstract

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.

• Authors: C M Horvath, T Schneider, T Kluckert, M H Brutsche
• Journal: Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) (Pneumologie) Vol. 69 Issue 6 Pg. 341-4 (Jun 2015) ISSN: 1438-8790 [Electronic] Germany
• Vernacular Title: ARDS nach akzidentieller Aspiration von Petroleum bei einem Erwachsenen.
• PMID: 25629261 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

Chemical References

• Petroleum

Topics

• Aged
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Fatal Outcome
• Humans
• Male
• Petroleum (poisoning)
• Pneumonia, Lipid (chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome (chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)