title: Toxic pneumonitis in an adolescent following exposure to Snow Storm tablets.
abstract: Adolescence is often a time when experimentation with alcohol, cigarette smoking, and substance abuse occur. We report a rare complication of smoking, toxic pneumonitis, in an adolescent female who combined an over-the-counter novelty item, Snow Storm tablets, with cigarettes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jay
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Kearns
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000506:poisoning; D000293:Adolescent; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: C002935:metaldehyde; D000079:Acetaldehyde