title: Injection sclerotherapy for haemorrhoids causing adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: A young lady with first-degree haemorrhoids was administered injection sclerotherapy with 5% phenol in almond oil. Soon after the injection, she developed syncope and later signs and symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). She was kept on ventilatory support for 4 days, made a smooth recovery and was successfully weaned off from the ventilator.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, CMH, Okara, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Misbah
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Badar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murtaza
authors.forename: Zafar Iqbal
authors.initials: ZI
authors.lastname: Gondal
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehmood
authors.forename: Shahzad Saleem
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Muhammad Hanif
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Muhammad Sarmad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tamimy
authors.forename: Syed Tahawwar Mujtaba
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kazmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*