Nalan ADIGÜZEL, Gökay GÜNGÖR, Zuhal KARAKURT, Reha BARAN, Tülay YARKIN, Ferda AKSOY

Chlorine-induced extensive tracheobronchial necrosis concomitantly benzene-induced pancytopenia presented with severe pneumonia

Bu olgu sunumunda, evde kullanılan temizlik maddelerinin karıştırılması sonucu ortaya çıkan klorin gazı maruziyeti ile gelişen trakeobronşiyal nekrozlu 25 yaşındaki bir kadın olgu sunulmuştur. Olgu, temizliği takiben benzen içeren bir yapış- tırıcı ile koltukları yapıştırmış ve böylece benzen maruziyeti de olaya eklenmiştir. Olgu, öyküsü, gecikmiş tanısı, bronkoskopik bulguları ve fatal gidişi ile ilginç bulunmuştur. Literatürde daha önce gösterilmemiş olan klorin gazına bağlı trakeobronşiyal nekrozun bronkoskopik ve patolojik görünümleri de sunulmuştur.

Ciddi pnömoni ile kendini gösteren kloramin inhalasyonuna bağlı yaygın trakeobronşiyal nekroz ve eş zamanlı benzen maruziyetine bağlı pansitopeni

We report a case of 25-year-old woman with severe tracheobronchial necrosis caused by chlorine released from a mixture household cleaning agents. She subsequently exposed benzene while she was fixing the seats with benzene containing gum. The case was found interesting with its history, delayed diagnosis, bronchoscopic features, and fatal outcome. We presented its bronchoscopic and pathological images which has not been shown in the literature up to date.

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