Mendelson's Syndrome: Chemical Pneumonitis After Pesticide Intake.

BACKGROUND Mendelson's syndrome consists of pulmonary aspiration of acidic gastric contents that results in acute lung injury (chemical pneumonitis). CASE REPORT We present the case of a 15-year-old girl who was admitted to the Emergency Department 1 h after ingestion of an organophosphate pesticide. The patient had abundant emesis of aqueous, transparent content, accompanied by drowsiness and moderate sialorrhea.

Volume-assured pressure support mode plus pirfenidone as resuscitation therapy in patients with exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Introduction: Treatment among advanced stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is quite challenging, especially considering that no major evidence has been released about it. This case report demonstrates and discusses the benefit of non-invasive mechanical ventilation in volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) mode plus pirfenidone based on the relief of apatient'ssymptoms in combination with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) evidence.

Material And Methods: An 83-year-old female patient with multiple hospital admissions within a six-month period initially presented with cardiac symptoms which were later attributed to apossible exacerbation of her primary diagnosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.