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Year : 2009  |  Volume : 50  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 95-96

Tension pneumothorax following an accidental kerosene poisoning: A case report


1 Department of Paediatrics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maidugui, Nigeria
2 Department of Community Medicine, UMTH, Maiduguri, Nigeria

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A I Rabasa
Department of Paediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 1414, Maiduguri
Nigeria
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Tension pneumothorax is a rare complication following an accidental kerosene poisoning. In such situation, a bed-side needle thoracocentesis is performed because of its potential of becoming fatal; hence its clinical importance. A case of 15 month old boy with tension pneumothorax following accidental kerosene poisioning that responded to needle thoracocentesis is presented.


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