title: [Pneumatocele after hydrocarbon aspiration].
abstract: Report of accidental ingestion and aspiration of lamp oil of a boy aged 16 months. He develops in a few hours a severe pneumonitis with tachycardia. Echocardiography shows diminished contractability. After losing his symptoms, the chest x-rays on the 13th day show bilateral pneumatoceles. The course remains asymptomatic and radiographs taken 15.5 weeks after the accident show replacement by scars. Usually the prognosis is good. Indication for invasive treatment is given when cardiorespiratory insufficiency or a rupture into the pleura space are seen.
authors.affiliation: Zentrale Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik, Strahlentherapie und Nuklearmedizin, Bethlehem-Krankenhaus, Stolberg/Rhld.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leuchter
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stübecke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oberschulte-Beckmann
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons
vernacular_title: Pneumatozele nach Kohlenwasserstoffaspiration.