Acute pulmonary oedema following smoke inhalation.
A case of acute pulmonary oedema after smoke inhalation from a chip pan fire is presented. The role of bronchial and pulmonary circulation in the development of pulmonary oedema after smoke inhalation is discussed. We stress the importance not only of observation after smoke inhalation, as the manifestation of pulmonary oedema may be delayed, but also of a baseline chest X-ray before admission for comparison.
Saab
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Accident & Emergency Department, Bury General Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
Majid
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy