Tuba TUNCEL, Duygu ÖLMEZ, Arzu BABAYİĞİT, Özkan KARAMAN, Handan ÇAKMAKÇI, Nevin UZUNER

Lung abscess and pneumatocele after accidentally kerosene ingestion in a child

Hidrokarbon bileşikleri kolaylıkla ulaşılabilen ürünlerdir. Hidrokarbonlara maruziyet genellikle kaza sonucu içme ile özellikle 5 yaş altı çocuklarda olur. Pnömonit hidrokarbon alımının en sık komplikasyonudur. Bununla birlikte akciğer apsesi ve pnömotosel oluşumunun oldukça nadir bir olay olduğuna inanılır. Burada akciğer apsesi ve pnömotosel gelişen hidrokarbon pnömonitli dört yaşında bir çocuk sunuldu.

Kaza ile gaz yağı içimi sonrası bir çocukta akciğer apsesi ve pnömotosel

Hydrocarbon compounds are easily accessible products. Exposure to hydrocarbons is usually by accidental ingestion especially in children younger than 5 years. Pneumonitis is the most common complication of hydrocarbon ingestion. However; formation of lung abscess and pneumatoceles is believed to be a very rare event. Herein; we report a four year old child with hydrocarbon pneumonitis who had developed lung abscess and pneumotocele.

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