title: Isoparaffin poisoning in an 18-month-old girl.
abstract: We report on an 18 month girl who presented having ingested and aspirated a mouthful of Isoparaffin stored in a bottle of mineral water served to her unwittingly by her grandmother. The patient subsequently developed respiratory distress and multiple bilateral lung abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Radiology, Mercy University Hospital, Cork. conordeasy@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deasy
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: O'Mahony
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coghlan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010232:Paraffin / Q000506:poisoning*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D010232:Paraffin