title: Pneumonia caused by diesel fuel aspiration.
abstract: An 18 years old Turkish boy was admitted to hospital due to cough, chest pain and shortness of breath for 4 days. Twentyfour hours before the onset of symptoms, the patient had accidentally aspirated diesel while siphoning from the fuel tank of a car. On admission, he was febrile and tachypnoeic. There were fine crackles on auscultation of the lungs. Chest X-ray revealed bilateral infiltration in the lower lung zones. Arterial blood gas analysis showed pH of 7.42, PaO2 of 45.6 mmHg, PaCO2 of 41.3 mmHg and oxygen saturation of 85.2%. He was treated with course of corticosteroid, antibiotic and oxygen supplementation. Chest X-ray showed near-complete resolution 2 weeks after discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haciomeroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulbanu Horzum
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra Akkutuk
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ongel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burunsuzoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005742:Gasoline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005742:Gasoline; D005938:Glucocorticoids