Inhalational lung injury due to nitrogen dioxide: high-resolution computed tomography findings in 3 patients.
Chest radiographic and high-resolution computed tomography findings of 3 patients with inhalational lung injury due to nitrogen dioxide were reported. Chest radiographs showed ill-defined round opacities which tended to coalesce in both lung with inner lung predominance. High-resolution computed tomography showed ground-glass attenuation and ill-defined centrilobular nodules distributed predominantly in the inner and middle lung zones. One patient showed progression of opacities, which corresponded to the findings of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Tanaka
Nobuyuki
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Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan. ntanaka@c_able.ne.jp
Emoto
Takuya
T
Matsumoto
Tsuneo
T
Matsunaga
Naofumi
N
Tsuruta
Ryousuke
R
Lynch
David A
DA
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide