TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Aspiration of petroleum by a "fire-eater"
JO  - Pneumologie
A1  - Ewert, R.
A1  - Kern, F.
A1  - Mutze, S.
A1  - Witt, Ch
SP  - 388
EP  - 390
VL  - 49
IS  - 6
N2  - A 21-year-old man suffered from cough, dyspnoea and hemoptysis following accidental aspiration of petroleum. Chest x-ray and computerized tomography one day after the aspiration showed infiltrates in the lower fields. Fiberbronchoscopy revealed severe bronchitis without any signs of necrosis. Flunisolide inhalation (200 micrograms/d) and intravenous application of prednisolone (50 mg/d) and clindamycine (600 mg/d) improved pulmonary function within a few days. The infiltrates resolved over the following two weeks. This favourable result clearly shows that conservative treatment has a role in petroleum aspiration.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0934-8387
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -