title: Fire breathing pneumonia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mercy Hospital, Cork. drmmoore@eircom.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007648:Kerosene