Acute Respiratory Distress following Intravenous Injection of an Oil-Steroid Solution | Zendy

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Acute Respiratory Distress following Intravenous Injection of an Oil-Steroid Solution

Author(s) -

Michael W. Russell,

Aric Storck,

Martha Ainslie

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2011/743151

Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxemia , respiratory distress , acute respiratory distress , complication , anesthesia , accidental , computed tomography , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , lung , physics , acoustics

A case of acute respiratory distress and hypoxemia following accidental intravenous injection of an oil-steroid solution in a body builder is presented. Chest roentography at the time of presentation showed diffuse bilateral opacities, and computed tomography revealed predominantly peripheral ground-glass opacifications. The patient's symptoms gradually improved over 48 h and imaging of the chest was unremarkable one week later. The pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of this rare but potentially lifethreatening complication of intravenous oil injection are discussed.

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