Abstract
The authors report the case of a patient suffering from chemical pneumonia due to nitrous gases of occupational origin which was mistakenly taken for military tuberculosis. Anamnestic, clinical and anatomopathological aspects of this disease, which successively analysed, often make the diagnosis difficult due to their complexity and lack of specificity.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Ammonia / adverse effects*
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Chemical Industry
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Gases / adverse effects
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Humans
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Nitric Acid / adverse effects*
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Occupational Diseases / chemically induced*
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Occupational Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
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Pneumonia / chemically induced*
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Pneumonia / diagnostic imaging
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Radiography
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Tuberculosis, Miliary / diagnostic imaging*
Substances
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Gases
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Nitric Acid
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Ammonia