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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| author | Raghav Govindarajan Gustavo Ferrer Laurence A. Smolley Eduardo Araujo Oliveira Franck Rahaghi |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7250cd10b0a14c338ba3cf13548de8c12025-02-03T00:59:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/498569498569Airbag PneumonitisRaghav Govindarajan0Gustavo Ferrer1Laurence A. Smolley2Eduardo Araujo Oliveira3Franck Rahaghi4Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USADepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USADepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USADepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USADepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USAThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/498569 |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/498569 |
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