Barium sulfate aspiration pneumonia: A fatal case of death.

aspiration pneumonia barium death forensic pathology radiology

Journal

Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Historique:
received: 13 09 2021
revised: 22 12 2021
accepted: 25 12 2021
entrez: 17 1 2022
pubmed: 18 1 2022
medline: 18 1 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Accidental aspiration of barium is a rare event. We present the case of a patient who, after the administration of barium, he showed sudden cough with dyspnea and vomiting and chemical pneumonia with areas of consolidation. The case emphasizes caution when administering barium to patients at risk of aspiration.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35035966
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5281
pii: CCR35281
pmc: PMC8752370
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e05281

Informations de copyright

© 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Références

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(7):3259-63
pubmed: 27509960
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Sep 1;144(9):1048-1056
pubmed: 32383963

Auteurs

Matteo Antonio Sacco (MA)

Institute of Legal Medicine Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy.

Pietrantonio Ricci (P)

Institute of Legal Medicine Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy.

Isabella Aquila (I)

Institute of Legal Medicine Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy.

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