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01.01.2005 | Chest
Acute hydrocarbon pneumonia after white spirit aspiration: sequential HRCT findings
verfasst von:
David Facon, Jean Coumbaras, Emmanuelle Bigot, Fouad Bahlouli, Alain Boissonnas, Marie-France Bellin
Erschienen in:
European Radiology
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Ausgabe 1/2005
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Abstract
Hydrocarbon pneumonia is a very uncommon condition resulting from aspiration of mineral oil into the lung. We report the first description of early and sequential high-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) findings of hydrocarbon pneumonia following attempted suicide by white spirit aspiration. Initial HRCT showed patchy opacities of coalescing masses with well-defined walls. They were visible in the middle lobe, lingula and lower lobes. Follow-up CT showed regression of the alveolar opacities, the presence of pneumatoceles and right asymptomatic pneumothorax. After 23 months of follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic, and the follow-up CT scan was considered normal. The radiological features and a review of the relevant literature are briefly discussed.