Isoparaffin poisoning in an 18-month-old girl.
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.
Deasy
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Department of Paediatrics and Radiology, Mercy University Hospital, Cork. conordeasy@hotmail.com
O'Mahony
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Coghlan
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Fitzgerald
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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
D010232:Paraffin