title: Chlorine-induced extensive tracheobronchial necrosis concomitantly benzene-induced pancytopenia presented with severe pneumonia.
abstract: We report a case of 25-year-old woman with severe tracheobronchial necrosis caused by chlorine released from a mixture household cleaning agents. She subsequently exposed benzene while she was fixing the seats with benzene containing gum. The case was found interesting with its history, delayed diagnosis, bronchoscopic features, and fatal outcome. We presented its bronchoscopic and pathological images which has not been shown in the literature up to date.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. yarkint@superonline.com
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yarkın
authors.forename: Nalan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adıgüzel
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Gökay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Reha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001554:Benzene / Q000633:toxicity*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002713:Chlorine / Q000633:toxicity*; D003902:Detergents / Q000633:toxicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D002713:Chlorine; D001554:Benzene