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Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases

Author(s) -

Alessandro Riccardi,

Paolo Bientinesi,

Marta Monteverdi,

Roberto Lerza

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

emergency care journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2282-2054

pISSN - 1826-9826

DOI - 10.4081/ecj.2021.9677

Subject(s) - medicine , carbon monoxide poisoning , co poisoning , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , poison control , pediatrics , emergency medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , catalysis

If acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a well-known emergency situation, this is not the case for chronic poisoning. The missed diagnosis of acute CO poisoning is a well-known problem but the identification of a chronic poisoning is very challenging. Knowledge and awareness of chronic poisoning is less defined and probably there is a great number of patients with undiagnosed chronic CO poisoning. It is possible that in case of missed diagnosis because of non-specific symptoms, chronic CO poisoning could be responsible for significant morbidity. We describe the case of a married couple who were rescued almost simultaneously, to show this clinical condition.

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