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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...
Autores principales: | Pouwels, Sjaak, Nijdam, Chris, Zwinkels, Manon L., Struijs, Marie-Chantal, Kortekaas, Robert |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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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 |
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