BACKGROUND: Pneumonic complications after intoxication with mineral oils have been described before in the contents of accidental @entity1173 and oral ingestion. However, intoxication following an intravenous injection leading to a @entity55 after an attempted suicide is a rare finding. CASE REPORT: A case report is presented of an attempted suicide by intravenously self-injection of 20 ml lamp oil (liquid paraffin). Immediately after injection the @entity1 suffered from dry coughing which changed in the course of the next hours into a productive cough with white thick mucous sputum accompanied by hemoptysis. Additionally, he developed a mild @entity5642 with a fall of thrombocytes, an INR of 1.6 and a rise of D-dimeres. Under a therapy with @entity701 , @entity620 , @entity5923 , @entity898 , heparin, antibiotics and @entity26 , the @entity1 improved without the need of mechanical ventilation. Initially seen signs of right heart dilatation diminished 3 days after onset of therapy. Apart from pulmonal manifestation no relevant organ damage was observed. The @entity1 was discharged from the intensive care unit 9 days after intoxication and was submitted to psychiatric therapy. CONCLUSION: @entity55 caused by intoxication with a mineral oil is a severe disease, whereas in the presented case a relative bland course of the disease has been seen. The employed therapy in this @entity1 might be encouraging for a comparable treatment of pneumological complications resulting from similar clinical pictures.

[ XXXX following attempted suicide by intravenous injection of lamp oil].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['lipoid pneumonia', 'Lipoid pneumonia'] @entity620 :: ('MESH:D001205', 'Chemical') :: ['ascorbic acid'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity898 :: ('MESH:D000111', 'Chemical') :: ['acetylcysteine'] @entity5642 :: ('MESH:D004211', 'Disease') :: ['disseminated intravascular coagulation'] @entity701 :: ('MESH:D006854', 'Chemical') :: ['hydrocortisone'] @entity5923 :: ('MESH:D000551', 'Chemical') :: ['ambroxol'] @entity1173 :: ('MESH:D053120', 'Disease') :: ['aspiration']
@entity55 :: (MESH:D011014,Disease) :: ['Lipoid pneumonia']
