Pneumonia due to liquid paraffin: with chemical analysis.
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Pneumonia due to liquid paraffin: with chemical analysis.
The first description of oil aspiration pneumonia in man was by Laughlen in 1925. He described 4 cases diagnosed at necropsy: 3 of the patients were infants and 1 was an adult. In 2 cases the administration of liquid paraffin by mouth was incriminated and in the other 2 oily nasal drops had been used. Pinkerton (1927) described 6 cases diagnosed at necropsy, 5 were infants and 1 was a 6-year-ol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.41.218.428