Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases
If acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a well-known emergency situation, this is not the case for chronic poisoning. The missed diagnosis of acute CO poisoning is a well-known problem but the identification of a chronic poisoning is very challenging. Knowledge and awareness of chronic poisoning is le...
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| description | If acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a well-known emergency situation, this is not the case for chronic poisoning. The missed diagnosis of acute CO poisoning is a well-known problem but the identification of a chronic poisoning is very challenging. Knowledge and awareness of chronic poisoning is less defined and probably there is a great number of patients with undiagnosed chronic CO poisoning. It is possible that in case of missed diagnosis because of non-specific symptoms, chronic CO poisoning could be responsible for significant morbidity. We describe the case of a married couple who were rescued almost simultaneously, to show this clinical condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d20e2c111470440f9c4bb3bafbcbefc52022-12-22T00:49:59ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEmergency Care Journal1826-98262282-20542021-06-0117210.4081/ecj.2021.9677Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two casesAlessandro Riccardi0Paolo Bientinesi1Marta Monteverdi2Roberto Lerza3Emergency Room and Emergency Medicine, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaEmergency Room and Emergency Medicine, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaEmergency Room and Emergency Medicine, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaEmergency Room and Emergency Medicine, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaIf acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a well-known emergency situation, this is not the case for chronic poisoning. The missed diagnosis of acute CO poisoning is a well-known problem but the identification of a chronic poisoning is very challenging. Knowledge and awareness of chronic poisoning is less defined and probably there is a great number of patients with undiagnosed chronic CO poisoning. It is possible that in case of missed diagnosis because of non-specific symptoms, chronic CO poisoning could be responsible for significant morbidity. We describe the case of a married couple who were rescued almost simultaneously, to show this clinical condition.https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/9677Carbon monoxide poisoningacute myocardial infarctionacute neurological syndromes |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Riccardi Paolo Bientinesi Marta Monteverdi Roberto Lerza Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases Emergency Care Journal Carbon monoxide poisoning acute myocardial infarction acute neurological syndromes |
| title | Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases |
| title_full | Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases |
| title_fullStr | Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases |
| title_short | Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases |
| title_sort | chronic carbon monoxide poisoning a report of two cases |
| topic | Carbon monoxide poisoning acute myocardial infarction acute neurological syndromes |
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