title: Fire-eater's pneumonitis.
abstract: The authors report a case of acute respiratory failure that fulfils the diagnostic criteria for fire-eater's pneumonitis; pathological features, usually described only in experimental works on animals, are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy. enzogrossi@libero.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crisanti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poletti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D007648:Kerosene; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007648:Kerosene; D010578:Petroleum