Chemical Pneumonitis Caused by Inhalation of White Phosphorus Fumes

An image of a patient who was diagnosed with chemical pneumonitis caused by inhalation of white phosphorus fumes is featured. It highlights the case of a 42-year-old man with a 20 pack-year history of smoking presented to the respiratory disease department with a slight fever, dry cough, and dyspnea...

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Published inAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol. 201; no. 4; p. e12
Main Authors Okazaki, Akihito, Takeda, Yoshihiro, Matsuda, Yasuhiko, Shibata, Kazuhiko, Kasahara, Kazuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Thoracic Society 15.02.2020
Subjects
Adult
Humans
Inhalation Exposure
Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects
Lung
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - physiopathology
Lung diseases
Male
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Phosphorus
Phosphorus - adverse effects
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - chemically induced
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - physiopathology
Respiratory diseases
Tomography
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Summary:An image of a patient who was diagnosed with chemical pneumonitis caused by inhalation of white phosphorus fumes is featured. It highlights the case of a 42-year-old man with a 20 pack-year history of smoking presented to the respiratory disease department with a slight fever, dry cough, and dyspnea on exertion. The computed tomography image of the patient revealed multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities with a central lung distribution and bronchoscopy showed erythema of the endobronchial mucosa.
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ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970
1535-4970
DOI:10.1164/rccm.201904-0734im