[Pneumonitis caused by hydrocarbon inhalation].
BACKGROUND
Kerosene pneumonitis is rare. It most commonly occurs in children who have ingested a hydrocarbon by accident. In adults, pneumonitis caused by aspiration of incompletely vaporized kerosene may be seen in fire-eaters can cause pneumonitis.


METHODS
We report six cases of fire-eater's pneumonitis, from our region, due to hydrocarbon inhalation.


CONCLUSIONS
This inhalational pulmonary insult has classical clinical manifestations. The frequency of cases, particularly in tourist areas that host street festivals, is probably underestimated. Its tendency to spontaneously resolve questions the need for antibiotics and corticosteroids.
Lamour
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C
Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Georges Renon, Niort, France. corinne.lamour@ch-niort.fr
Bouchaud
C
C
Doré
P
P
d'Arlhac
M
M
Bodin
J
J
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity*; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014835:Volatilization
D006838:Hydrocarbons