Thoracic empyema and pectoral abscess resulting from attempting suicide by injection of benzene in the pleural cavity

BACKGROUND: Exposure to hydrocarbon compounds, such as benzene may cause injury to several organ systems. It occurs accidentally or intentionally by ingestion, inhalation, cutaneous exposure and either subcutaneous injection or intravenous injection. We report a patient who injected benzene into the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pouwels, Sjaak, Nijdam, Chris, Zwinkels, Manon L., Struijs, Marie-Chantal, Kortekaas, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.010

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.010

Ejemplares similares