A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis

Chemical pneumonitis refers to the aspiration of an inoculum that is inherently toxic to the lungs. Diesel aspiration is an uncommon cause of chemical pneumonitis, and aspiration leading to pneumothorax is an even rarer occurrence, not having been reported in adults so far. We are reporting a case o...

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Main Authors:	Ajay K Verma, Anubhuti Singh, Kislay Kishore, Surya Kant
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:	Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
Subjects:	Aspiration pneumonitis diesel pneumothorax
Online Access:	http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=30;epage=33;aulast=Verma

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spelling	doaj-8dcaed48892f4cc98521e38397d2d1692020-11-25T00:53:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMuller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research0975-97272018-01-0191303310.4103/mjmsr.mjmsr_9_17A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitisAjay K VermaAnubhuti SinghKislay KishoreSurya KantChemical pneumonitis refers to the aspiration of an inoculum that is inherently toxic to the lungs. Diesel aspiration is an uncommon cause of chemical pneumonitis, and aspiration leading to pneumothorax is an even rarer occurrence, not having been reported in adults so far. We are reporting a case of a young adult male who developed pneumothorax secondary to accidental diesel aspiration.http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=30;epage=33;aulast=VermaAspiration pneumonitisdieselpneumothorax
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spellingShingle	Ajay K Verma Anubhuti Singh Kislay Kishore Surya Kant A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research Aspiration pneumonitis diesel pneumothorax
author_facet	Ajay K Verma Anubhuti Singh Kislay Kishore Surya Kant
author_sort	Ajay K Verma
title	A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis
title_short	A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis
title_full	A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis
title_fullStr	A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis
title_full_unstemmed	A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis
title_sort	rare cause of pneumothorax: diesel aspiration pneumonitis
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
issn	0975-9727
publishDate	2018-01-01
description	Chemical pneumonitis refers to the aspiration of an inoculum that is inherently toxic to the lungs. Diesel aspiration is an uncommon cause of chemical pneumonitis, and aspiration leading to pneumothorax is an even rarer occurrence, not having been reported in adults so far. We are reporting a case of a young adult male who developed pneumothorax secondary to accidental diesel aspiration.
topic	Aspiration pneumonitis diesel pneumothorax
url	http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=30;epage=33;aulast=Verma
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A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis

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