title: Ice hockey lung - a case of mass nitrogen dioxide poisoning in the Czech Republic.
abstract: Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is a toxic gas, a product of combustion in malfunctioning ice-resurfacing machines. NO₂ poisoning is rare but potentially lethal. The authors report a case of mass NO₂ poisoning involving 15 amateur ice hockey players in the Czech Republic. All players were treated in the Department of Respiratory Diseases at Brno University Hospital in November 2010 - three as inpatients because they developed pneumonitis. All patients were followed-up until November 2011. Complete recovery in all but one patient was achieved by December 2010. None of the 15 patients developed asthma-like disease or chronic cough. Corticosteroids appeared to be useful in treatment. Electric-powered ice-resurfacing machines are preferable in indoor ice skating arenas.
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brat
authors.forename: Zdenek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Merta
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plutinsky
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrickova
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanek
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D018153:Czech Republic; D006688:Hockey; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide
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