Acute pulmonary embolism after short term exposure to smoke in an enclosed area

Authors : Sayan Malakar, Bhagwan Dass Negi, Katyayani Dutt, Krishna Bharath, Sujeet Raina

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijirm.2021.055

Volume : 6

Issue : 4

Year : 2021

Page No : 253-255

We report a case of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) following short term exposure to smoke in an enclosed area. The patient was obese and had type 2 diabetes mellitus. He developed PE as a consequence of acute systemic inflammatory response to short term exposure to smoke and an underlying chronic inflammatory milieu.
 

Keywords: Embolism, Inflammation, Smoke


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