TY - JOUR AU - Riccardi, Alessandro AU - Bientinesi, Paolo AU - Monteverdi, Marta AU - Lerza, Roberto PY - 2021/06/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. A report of two cases JF - Emergency Care Journal JA - Emerg Care J VL - 17 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.4081/ecj.2021.9677 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ecj/article/view/9677 SP - AB - <p>If acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a well-known emergency situation, this is not the case for chronic poisoning. The missed diagnosis of acute CO poisoning is a well-known problem but the identification of a chronic poisoning is very challenging. Knowledge and awareness of chronic poisoning is less defined and probably there is a great number of patients with undiagnosed chronic CO poisoning. It is possible that in case of missed diagnosis because of non-specific symptoms, chronic CO poisoning could be responsible for significant morbidity. We describe the case of a married couple who were rescued almost simultaneously, to show this clinical condition.</p> ER -