Acute lung injury following exposure to nitric acid

Acute lung injury following exposure to nitric acid

We present a series of three cases of survival following inhalation of nitric acid fumes, which resulted in acute respiratory distress. Inhalation of nitric acid fumes and its decomposition gases such as nitrogen dioxide results in delayed onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Intensive resp...

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Main Authors: Jayalakshmi T, Shah Samir, Lobo Ivona, Uppe Abhay, Mehta Ankur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
nitric acid inhalation
steroids
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2009;volume=26;issue=4;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=Jayalakshmi

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