Massive anhydrous ammonia injury leading to lung transplantation

J Trauma. 2009 Oct;67(4):E93-7. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817fd93f.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Ammonia / adverse effects*
  • Burns, Chemical / etiology
  • Burns, Chemical / surgery
  • Burns, Inhalation / etiology
  • Burns, Inhalation / surgery*
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / epidemiology
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / therapy
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Debridement
  • Disease Progression
  • Eye Burns / chemically induced
  • Facial Injuries / chemically induced
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
  • Length of Stay
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Male
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Ammonia