Fire-eater's pneumonia: Case report

Key Findings & Data:It is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, fever and lung consolidations which typically cavitate forming pneumatoceles.

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Conclusion & Impact:In this study, a 23-year-old male patient with fire-eater's pneumonia due to gas aspiration is presented.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Fire-eater's pneumonia, a rare form of acute pneumonitis, develops after aspiration of hydrocarbon products. It is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, fever and lung consolidations which typically cavitate forming pneumatoceles. Despite the fact that it is a pseudoinfectious entity, superinfections may sometimes coexist. Corticosteroids and antibiotics are used in treatment. In this study, a 23-year-old male patient with fire-eater's pneumonia due to gas aspiration is presented.

Özet

Ateş yiyenlerin pnömonisi hidrokarbon ürünlerinin aspirasyonuna bağlı olarak gelişen, nadir görülen akut bir pnömoni tablosudur. Nefes darlığı, öksürük, hemoptizi, göğüs ağrısı, ateş, akciğer konsolidasyonları ve ardından lezyonların pnömotoseller oluşturarak kaviteleşmesi ile karakterizedir. Akut psödoenfeksiyöz bir durum olarak açıklansa da süperenfeksiyonlar eşlik edebilmektedir. Tedavide kortikosteroid ve antibiyotikler kullanılır. Bu olgu sunumunda gaz aspirasyonu sonrası ateş yiyenlerin pnömonisi gelişen 23 yaşında bir erkek hasta sunulmuştur.

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EREN, A., TORUN, E., DURMUŞ, N., ERDEM, İ., AKTÜRK, A. Ü., SARAÇ, G., ÇAĞLAYAN, B. (2022). Fire-eater's pneumonia: Case report. Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 2, 105–107. https://ajindex.com/articles/571517

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