Acute Respiratory Distress Due to Methane Inhalation / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 120-123, 2013.
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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.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Porfirinas
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Asfixia
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Respiração Artificial
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Testes de Função Respiratória
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Insuficiência Respiratória
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Tórax
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Inconsciência
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Lesão por Inalação de Fumaça
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Ventiladores Mecânicos
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En
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article