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Pneumatoceles as a complication of paraffin pneumonia.
- Source :
-
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 1987 Oct 17; Vol. 72 (8), pp. 535-7. - Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- Paraffin pneumonia is a common form of poisoning, but pneumatoceles are an uncommon complication. This is a report of 6 patients who developed pneumatoceles after the ingestion of paraffin. These children's ages varied from under 18 months to 4 years; they were clinically more ill and were hospitalised longer than those who did not develop pneumatoceles. The pneumatoceles were discovered at the earliest on day 6 and, although extensive and in 2 cases bilateral, caused no clinical impairment of respiratory function. The pneumatoceles appear to resolve spontaneously but this may take more than 200 days.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0256-9574
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3672270