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Citation |
Jo JY, Kwon YS, Lee JW, Park JS, Rho BH, Choi WI. Tuberc. Respir. Dis. (Seoul) 2013; 74(3): 120-123. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2013, Taehan Kyorhaek mit Hohumgi Hakhoe) |
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PMID |
23579434 |
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Abstract |
Inhalation of toxic gases can lead to pneumonitis. It has been known that methane gas intoxication causes loss of consciousness or asphyxia. There is, however, a paucity of information about acute pulmonary toxicity from methane gas inhalation. A 21-year-old man was presented with respiratory distress after an accidental exposure to methane gas for one minute. He came in with a drowsy mentality and hypoxemia. Mechanical ventilation was applied immediately. The patient's symptoms and chest radiographic findings were consistent with acute pneumonitis. He recovered spontaneously and was discharged after 5 days without other specific treatment. His pulmonary function test, 4 days after methane gas exposure, revealed a restrictive ventilatory defect. In conclusion, acute pulmonary injury can occur with a restrictive ventilator defect after a short exposure to methane gas. The lung injury was spontaneously resolved without any significant sequela. Language: en |