SUSPECTED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - CASE REPORT

Simsek A., MİRASOĞLU B.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.77, sa.2, ss.29-30, 2014 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 77 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-30
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: carbon monoxide, symptoms, hyperbaric
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

CO poisoning which is quite common in our country can be a serious health problem. For this reason, it is usually kept in mind on examination but sometimes there may be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed cases due to non-specific signs and symptoms. This case is about a 51 year old female who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy for CO poisoning and had a history of multiple hospital admissions for syncope and loss of consciousness attacks in the last 18 months. A detailed evaluation revealed that these syncope attacks had always been after taking a shower and CO intoxication had not been investigated. In this case, the aim was to direct attention that occult exposure to CO at home may cause non- specific symptoms and personal behavior can vary.