Chemical pneumonitis following diesel oil siphonage: A case report and review of literature


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Case Report

Author :

Sujeet Raina, Ansari Mohd Shoeb, Rajesh Sharma, Amandeep Raghuvanshi

Volume :

1

Issue :

3

Abstract :

Reports of diesel aspiration followed by chemical pneumonitis and its management have rarely been published. Details of clinical features, imaging findings, appropriate management and outcome of this condition are available in literature in the form of individual case reports. We present a case of diesel aspiration induced chemical pneumonitis that was successfully treated in our medicine ward.

Keyword :

Aspiration; Chemical; Diesel; Pneumonia