TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Fire eater's pneumonia: radiographic and CT findings
JO  - Journal of computer assisted tomography
A1  - Franquet, T.
A1  - Gómez-Santos, D.
A1  - Giménez, A.
A1  - Torrubia, S.
A1  - Monill, J. M.
SP  - 448
EP  - 450
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Acute aspiration of petroleum by fire eaters can cause a distinct type of chemical pneumonitis known as fire eater's pneumonia that manifests on radiologic studies with unilateral or bilateral lung consolidations, well defined nodules, and pneumatoceles. We report three cases of fire eater's pneumonia that manifested with well-defined cavitary nodules (pneumatoceles) on radiographs and CT. One patient developed a bronchopleural fistula and spontaneous pyopneumothorax. CT is valuable for identifying and localizing complications to guide therapy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-8715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -