Title

Acute lung injury and respiratory failure following ammonia gas inhalation: A case report

Authors

Sucheta Aurora*, Shahid Patel, Girija Nair & Nikhil Sarangdhar

Affiliation

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, DY Patil University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sucheta Aurora - E-mail: sucheta2003@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9818313204
Shahid Patel - E-mail: Patel-Shahid@hotmail.com; Phone: +91 9820743204
Girija Nair - E-mail: girijapn@hotmail.com; Phone: +91 9324294457
Nikhil Sarangdhar - E-mail: ncsarangdhar@rocketmail.com; Phone: +91 9029429015

Article Type

Views

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Acute lung injury due to irritant gases is usually associated with tissue damage extending from the airways to the lung parenchyma and alveoli, causing respiratory failure that may necessitate assisted ventilation. We describe here a case of ammonia gas inhalation leading to acute lung injury and respiratory failure, diagnosed based on a correlation of history, clinical features, imaging and lab parameters and managed with non-invasive pressure support and supplemental oxygen.

Keywords

Acute lung injury, respiratory, inhalation, radiography, ammonia gas, lungs failure

Citation

Aurora et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2473-2476 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.