Airbag Pneumonitis

Airbag Pneumonitis

The widespread and mandatory use of airbags has resulted in various patterns of injuries and complications unique to their use. Airbags have been implicated in a spectrum of pulmonary conditions ranging from exacerbation of asthma, reactive airway diseases to new onset asthma. We report a case of in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Medicine 2010-01, Vol.2010 (2010), p.95-96-122
Hauptverfasser: Govindarajan, Raghav, Ferrer, Gustavo, Smolley, Laurence A., Oliveira, Eduardo Araujo, Rahaghi, Franck
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The widespread and mandatory use of airbags has resulted in various patterns of injuries and complications unique to their use. Airbags have been implicated in a spectrum of pulmonary conditions ranging from exacerbation of asthma, reactive airway diseases to new onset asthma. We report a case of inhalational chemical pneumonitis that developed after exposure to the airbag fumes.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2010/498569