Pneumonitis after intravenous self-administration of solvent.
Intravenous self-administration of petroleum distillates is a rare condition. Most experience with petroleum distillates poisoning is with ingestion by children, and the most common and serious manifestation is chemical pneumonitis. We report a case of chemical pneumonitis after intravenous self-administration of ink solvent.
Santos
J W
JW
Pulmonary Disease Service, Universitary Hospital of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil 97015-110.
Marchiori
R C
RC
Schneider Filho
A
A
Müller
A A
AA
Waldow
A
A
Michel
G T
GT
Borges
G S
GS
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum / Q000506:poisoning*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012997:Solvents / Q000506:poisoning; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous
D010578:Petroleum; D012997:Solvents