Fire breathing pneumonia.
Rounded lesions on chest x-ray can often be difficult both to diagnose and to treat. We report a case of a right middle lobe lesion in a young, previously healthy patient who presented with pleurtic chest pain and haemoptysis. His symptoms and chest x-ray appearance were caused by exposure to paraffin oil (kerosene), a substance commonly used for medical as well as domestic purposes.
Moore
M
M
Department of Medicine, Mercy Hospital, Cork. drmmoore@eircom.net
Fitzgerald
E
E
Bennett
M
M
D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007648:Kerosene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
D007648:Kerosene