OUTCOME OF PNEUMONITIS IN CHILDREN WITH KEROSENE POISONING WITH AND WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS

Dr. Saida Binte Rahman*, Prof. Dr. Md. Abid Hossain Molla, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Murtaza Chowdhury, Dr. Shahjadi Nasreen Sultana, Prof. Dr. Nazma Begum and Dr. Md. Abul Khayer

ABSTRACT

Background: Poison is a substance capable of producing damage or dysfunction in the body by its chemical activity. It can enter the body in various ways to produce general or local effects. All cases of poisoning that results from accidental use of drugs by children due to ignorance & curiosity, are known as accidental or non intentional poisoning. Poisoning is a qualitative term used to define the potential of a chemical substance in acting adversely or deleteriously on the body. Kerosene poisoning by and large is an accident! or non intentional poisoning in children. Objective: In this study our main goal is to determine the clinical findings of ingestion of kerosine. Methods: This prospective study was conducted to see the out come of young children with kerosene poisoning with or without antibiotics. A total 50 (33 male and 17 female) children of age 1 year to 5 years were selected. Result: Mean age of case group were 2.96 (±1.05), mean age of control group were (4.36 ± 1.46). Mean amount of Ingestion of case group was 4.32 ml (± 1.37) mean amount of ingestion of control group was 4.36 ml (+ 1.46). This study shows there in no statistically significant difference in outcome of both group. So in this study it was seen that chemical pneumonitis in Kerosene poisoning whether treated with or without antibiotic recovered in the same fashion. Conclusion: Management of kerosene poisoning is symptomatic. Children with pneumonitis whether treated with or without antibiotic recovers in the same fashion.

Keywords: Pneumonitis, Kerosene poisoning, hydrocarbon ingestion.