Abstract
Background
Fire-eater’s pneumonia is a chemical pneumonitis that can develop after accidental
aspiration of liquid hydrocarbon-based fuel during a flame-blowing or a fire-eating
performance. Typical findings of the patient are similar with any infectious pneumonia:
chest pain, shortness of breath, cough, fever, and hemoptysis can be seen.
Case reports
We report two cases of acute paraffin oil-induced pneumonia due to accidental aspiration
during fire-eating performance.
Conclusion
The symptoms and course of respiratory manifestations and the treatment strategies
of fire-eater’s pneumonia are reviewed.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 23, 2010
Accepted:
November 9,
2010
Received in revised form:
July 22,
2010
Received:
May 6,
2010
Footnotes
This study was supported by Akdeniz University Research Projects Unit.
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