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ArticleCureus2018

Inhalation of 1-1-difluoroethane: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium.

Erika L Faircloth, Jose Soriano, Deep Phachu

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erika L FairclothInternal Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA.
Jose SorianoInternal Medicine, Saint Francis Hosptial and Medical Center, Hartford, USA.
Deep PhachuInternal Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA.
University of Connecticut · USHartford Financial Services (United States)

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 32-year-old man with a past medical history of ethanol use disorder who was brought in unresponsive after inhaling six to 10 cans of the computer cleaning product, Dust-Off. After regaining consciousness, he endorsed severe, pleuritic chest and anterior neck pain. Labs were notable for elevated cardiac enzymes, acute kidney injury, and his initial electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed a partial right bundle branch block with a prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc). On chest X-ray as well as chest computed tomography, the patient was found to have pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema. The patient's course was uneventful and he was discharged home two days later after extensive substance abuse cessation counseling. Intentionally inhaling toxic substances, also known as "huffing," is a dangerous new trend with significant consequences that clinicians need to be aware of and suspect in young patients presenting with chest pain. We present a rare case of pneumopericardium induced by inhalation of Dust-Off (1-1-difluoroethane).

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1-1-difluoroethanecardiologyfluorinated hydrocarboninhalant abusepneumomediastinumpneumopericardium

Identifiers

PMID30648044
PMCPMC6318142
OpenAlexW2898329172

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