title: Tracheobronchial stenosis from acid aspiration presenting as asthma.
abstract: We report a case of a 42-year-old man who fell in a vat of hydrochloric acid, resulting in ingestion and aspiration of acid. Initially, he suffered from a chemical pneumonitis and GI burns. He was released from the hospital without complications, only to return with signs and symptoms consistent with asthma. Evaluation revealed multiple areas of large airway stenosis, resulting from the chemical burns. The stenoses were treated with multiple stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Arnon E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Ko-Pen
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D006851:Hydrochloric Acid