Boots R J, Weedon Z J
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Anaesth Intensive Care. 2008 May;36(3):449-53. doi: 10.1177/0310057X0803600318.
Hydrocarbon aspiration from fire-eating can result in severe necrotising pneumonia with complex cyst formation and large pleural effusions. Despite this, there is usually minimal persistent lung injury. We report the progress of two clinical cases, one of whom is the first reported case of citronella oil aspiration.