TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1950//
TI  - Kerosene Intoxication
JO  - American journal of diseases of children (1911)
A1  - Reed, Edsel S.
A1  - Leikin, Sanford
A1  - Kerman, Herbert D.
SP  - 623
EP  - 632
VL  - 79
IS  - 4
N2  - KEROSENE is a variable hydrocarbon complex derived from petroleum and is used for heating and lighting purposes, chiefly in the rural areas. It is frequently left carelessly about the house in open cans, bottles and other containers in reach of children who may find them and attempt to drink the contents.  Kerosene ingestion may be followed by (1) acute toxicity with depression, (2) severe pneumonia with fever or (3) severe pneumonia with degenerative changes in the liver, kidneys, lungs and heart.  In a four year study at the Louisville General Hospital, children with kerosene pneumonia represented 1.4 per cent of all patients in the pediatric age group discharged with the diagnosis of pneumonia.<p /> 
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SN  - 0099-0698
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1950.04040010638002
ID  - ref1
ER  -