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Acute Respiratory Distress Due to Methane Inhalation

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Author(s)
Jun Yeon JoYong Sik KwonJin Wook LeeJae Seok ParkByung Hak RhoWon-Il Choi
Keimyung Author(s)
Park, Jae SeokChoi, Won IlRho, Byung Hak
Department
Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
Dept. of Radiology (영상의학)
Journal Title
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Issued Date
2013
Volume
74
Issue
3
Keyword
Smoke Inhalation InjuryRespiratory InsufficiencyMethane
Abstract
Inhalation of toxic gases can lead to pneumonitis. It has been known that methane gas intoxication causes loss
of consciousness or asphyxia. There is, however, a paucity of information about acute pulmonary toxicity from
methane gas inhalation. A 21-year-old man was presented with respiratory distress after an accidental exposure
to methane gas for one minute. He came in with a drowsy mentality and hypoxemia. Mechanical ventilation was
applied immediately. The patient's symptoms and chest radiographic findings were consistent with acute
pneumonitis. He recovered spontaneously and was discharged after 5 days without other specific treatment. His
pulmonary function test, 4 days after methane gas exposure, revealed a restrictive ventilatory defect. In conclusion,
acute pulmonary injury can occur with a restrictive ventilator defect after a short exposure to methane gas. The
lung injury was spontaneously resolved without any significant sequela.
Key Words: Methane; Smoke Inhalation Injury; Respiratory Insufficiency
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
박재석
최원일
노병학
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Jun Yeon Jo et al. (2013). Acute Respiratory Distress Due to Methane Inhalation. Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 74(3), 120–123. doi: 10.4046/trd.2013.74.3.120
Type
Article
ISSN
1738-3536
DOI
10.4046/trd.2013.74.3.120
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/34779
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1. School of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학)
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