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Bronchoscopy in lipoid pneumonia.
Forcible administration of rendered animal fat to infants is a tradition in south western Saudi Arabia. Accidental inhalation may result in a resistant form of lipoid pneumonia. A series of 24 cases of lipoid pneumonia, 22 of which were diagnosed by bronchoscopy with bronchial lavage and microscopic examination of the aspirate, are reported. The technique is described briefly and the results an...
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BACKGROUND Lipoid pneumonia is a pneumonitis resulting from the aspiration of lipids, and is commonly associated with the use of mineral oil as a laxative. LP is relatively unfamiliar to clinicians and is probably underdiagnosed. OBJECTIVES To increase physicians' awareness of LP, its diagnosis and prevention. METHODS We present two illustrative cases of LP and review the literature. RESU...
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Lipoid pneumonia is a rare form of pneumonia caused by inhalation or aspiration of fat-containing substances like petroleum jelly, mineral oils, certain laxatives, etc. It usually presents as an insidious onset, chronic respiratory illness simulating interstitial lung diseases. Rarely, it may present as an acute respiratory illness, especially when the exposure to fatty substance(s) is massive....
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In adults lipoid pneumonia is usually caused by the use of oily nose drops or mineral oil as a laxative. In both cases the oil droplets tend to congregate in the right main bronchus being in a more direct line with the trachea than the left main bronchus. The dorso-lateral segments of the upper lobe are involved if medication is taken before retiring for the night and basal segments in the morn...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1940
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4156.282