TY - JOUR
T1 - Normal pulmonary function after baby powder inhalation causing adult respiratory distress syndrome
AU - Rocha, Santiago Reyes De La
AU - Brown, Mark A.
PY - 1989/3
Y1 - 1989/3
N2 - We report a case of baby powder inhalation (BPI), causing adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a 16-month-old girl, with follow-up after six years. Pulmonary function studies in the child and her monozygotic twin, used as a control, were normal. The testing consisted of diffusing capacity to carbon monoxide and body plethysmography, the latter performed prior to and following an exercise challenge. A review of the literature of talcum aspiration indicates that the management of this condition is largely supportive. The long-term effects of BPI remain unknown, since serial follow-up studies are not available.
AB - We report a case of baby powder inhalation (BPI), causing adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a 16-month-old girl, with follow-up after six years. Pulmonary function studies in the child and her monozygotic twin, used as a control, were normal. The testing consisted of diffusing capacity to carbon monoxide and body plethysmography, the latter performed prior to and following an exercise challenge. A review of the literature of talcum aspiration indicates that the management of this condition is largely supportive. The long-term effects of BPI remain unknown, since serial follow-up studies are not available.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006565-198903000-00014
DO - 10.1097/00006565-198903000-00014
M3 - Article
C2 - 2496400
AN - SCOPUS:0024506398
VL - 5
SP - 43
EP - 48
JO - Pediatric Emergency Care
JF - Pediatric Emergency Care
SN - 0749-5161
IS - 1
ER -