Acute Crit Care.  2021 Nov;36(4):395-396. 10.4266/acc.2021.01557.

Acute lung injury following occupational exposure to nitric acid

• Jang JH
• Hwang SY
• Chung CR
• Suh GY
• Ko RE

• KMID: 2524325
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.01557

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  Figure 1. Chest radiograph. (A) Initial chest X-ray demonstrates diffuse bilateral opacities. (B) At hospital discharge, chest X-ray showed marked improvement.

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  Figure 2. Chest computed tomography scan obtained on the day of emergency room visit presents bilateral peribronchial consolidation and ground glass opacity with sparing in the subpleural region.

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