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. 2009 Oct;193(4):1118-21.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.2471.

CT findings in hydrocarbon pneumonitis after diesel fuel siphonage

Mi Seon Yi  1 , Kun-Il Kim, Yeon Joo Jeong, Hye Kyung Park, Min Ki Lee
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CT findings in hydrocarbon pneumonitis after diesel fuel siphonage

Mi Seon Yi et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess CT findings in a series of patients with hydrocarbon pneumonitis after diesel fuel siphonage.

Conclusion: The characteristic CT findings of hydrocarbon pneumonitis after diesel fuel siphonage are the presence of air-space consolidations with predominant right middle lobe involvement and areas of low attenuation within consolidation. Occasionally, bronchoalveolar lavage is needed to confirm the diagnosis of hydrocarbon pneumonitis by the presence of lipid-laden macrophages on the basis of a history of diesel fuel aspiration.

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