저자들은 1997년 2월 조명공장에서 우연히 누출된 이산화질소 흡입 6시간만에 호흡곤란과 함께 폐부종 소견을 보인 환자를 체험하였기에 이에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
A 68 year-old male was admitted with complaint of dyspnea and nonproductive cough which developed 6 hours after accidental inhalation of nitrogen dioxide. On admission, acute pulmonary edema and severe hypoxemia were found. With oxygen and bronchodilator therapy, diffuse alveolar consolitation and his dyspnea were improved from the following day. He was discharged at 8th hospital day with prednisolone 30mg daily for prevention of bronchiolitis obliterans. During 6 weeks of follow up, there was no evidence of bronchiolitis obliterans.
