Hydrocarbon pneumonia

Hydrocarbon pneumonia
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Hydrocarbon pneumonia
Alternate Names : Pneumonia - hydrocarbon
Definition ...

Hydrocarbon pneumonia in children is more commonly due to aspiration of small amounts of ingested material or refluxed gastric contents than to absorption of hydrocarbons through the intestinal Mucosa: Mucous membrane or lining of body cavities ...

See also: Pneumonia, Arthritis, Bleeding, Fever, Reflux