Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report

Chlorine-containing bleach, as a common disinfectant, can cause mild to severe symptoms from nasal irritation to life-threatening conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the toxicity level of chlorine gas depend on the duration and concentration of exposure. Herein, w...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: samaneh kakhki, Mohsen Yaghubi, Morteza Valaei, Reza Ghasemi, Mahmood Hosseinzadeh Maleki, Sara Rezaei
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/af9a3499e8a64761a7eb187825e0a112
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:af9a3499e8a64761a7eb187825e0a112
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:af9a3499e8a64761a7eb187825e0a1122021-11-29T06:16:08ZRapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report0044-60251735-969410.18502/acta.v59i10.7770https://doaj.org/article/af9a3499e8a64761a7eb187825e0a1122021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/9015https://doaj.org/toc/0044-6025https://doaj.org/toc/1735-9694Chlorine-containing bleach, as a common disinfectant, can cause mild to severe symptoms from nasal irritation to life-threatening conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the toxicity level of chlorine gas depend on the duration and concentration of exposure. Herein, we describe the case of a 44-year-old man admitted to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe shortness of breathing and hemoptysis following an accidental, short- time exposure to a chlorine-containing bleach. Because the life-threatening condition, he was transferred to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and received mechanical ventilation along with a corticosteroid agent and antibiotic therapy. Despite limited data on management of the severe complications of the exposure, the patient successfully recovered after 4 days.samaneh kakhkiMohsen YaghubiMorteza ValaeiReza GhasemiMahmood Hosseinzadeh MalekiSara RezaeiTehran University of Medical Sciencesarticlediffuse alveolar hemorrhage (dah)acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards)chlorine gas inhalationcorticosteroidsMedicine (General)R5-920ENActa Medica Iranica, Pp 617-621 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (dah)
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards)
chlorine gas inhalation
corticosteroids
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (dah)
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards)
chlorine gas inhalation
corticosteroids
Medicine (General)
R5-920
samaneh kakhki
Mohsen Yaghubi
Morteza Valaei
Reza Ghasemi
Mahmood Hosseinzadeh Maleki
Sara Rezaei
Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report
description Chlorine-containing bleach, as a common disinfectant, can cause mild to severe symptoms from nasal irritation to life-threatening conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the toxicity level of chlorine gas depend on the duration and concentration of exposure. Herein, we describe the case of a 44-year-old man admitted to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe shortness of breathing and hemoptysis following an accidental, short- time exposure to a chlorine-containing bleach. Because the life-threatening condition, he was transferred to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and received mechanical ventilation along with a corticosteroid agent and antibiotic therapy. Despite limited data on management of the severe complications of the exposure, the patient successfully recovered after 4 days.
format article
author samaneh kakhki
Mohsen Yaghubi
Morteza Valaei
Reza Ghasemi
Mahmood Hosseinzadeh Maleki
Sara Rezaei
author_facet samaneh kakhki
Mohsen Yaghubi
Morteza Valaei
Reza Ghasemi
Mahmood Hosseinzadeh Maleki
Sara Rezaei
author_sort samaneh kakhki
title Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report
title_short Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report
title_full Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report
title_fullStr Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report
title_full_unstemmed Rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; A rare case report
title_sort rapid successful management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the primary presentation of chlorine gas inhalation; a rare case report
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/af9a3499e8a64761a7eb187825e0a112
work_keys_str_mv AT samanehkakhki rapidsuccessfulmanagementofdiffusealveolarhemorrhageastheprimarypresentationofchlorinegasinhalationararecasereport
AT mohsenyaghubi rapidsuccessfulmanagementofdiffusealveolarhemorrhageastheprimarypresentationofchlorinegasinhalationararecasereport
AT mortezavalaei rapidsuccessfulmanagementofdiffusealveolarhemorrhageastheprimarypresentationofchlorinegasinhalationararecasereport
AT rezaghasemi rapidsuccessfulmanagementofdiffusealveolarhemorrhageastheprimarypresentationofchlorinegasinhalationararecasereport
AT mahmoodhosseinzadehmaleki rapidsuccessfulmanagementofdiffusealveolarhemorrhageastheprimarypresentationofchlorinegasinhalationararecasereport
AT sararezaei rapidsuccessfulmanagementofdiffusealveolarhemorrhageastheprimarypresentationofchlorinegasinhalationararecasereport
_version_ 1718407606690643968