Fire-eater's pneumonia is a distinct type of chemical pneumonitis that results from aspiration of different types of hydrocarbons. This article describes a case of fire-eater's pneumonia due to accidental aspiration of liquid paraffin. The adolescent patient became febrile the day after the accident. The diagnosis of fire-eater's pneumonia was delayed because aspiration history was not divulged...

Foreign body aspiration or ingestion is an uncommon potential complication during orthodontic dentistry, and it can produce a medical emergency. Obstruction of the airways be life-threatening, delayed recognition management result in pulmonary complications such as recurrent pneumonia. Dental treatment has been identified important cause misplacement foreign bodies airway. Objects used are main...

To the Editor: An important study by Savilampi et al.1 demonstrating the rate of pulmonary aspiration in adults undergoing monitored anesthesia care with remifentanil was recently published in AneStheSiology. There is an important limitation of the study worth considering when interpreting the study results. The method of aspiration detection does not differentiate between pharyngeal-to-pulmona...

Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a rare neurovisceral disease characterised by progressive neurological deterioration and premature death, and has an estimated birth incidence of 1:120,000. Mutations in the NPC1 gene (in 95% of cases) and the NPC2 gene (in approximately 4% of cases) give rise to impaired intracellular lipid metabolism in a number of tissues, including the brain. Typical ne...

Introduction Dysphagia is a common symptom in children with cerebral palsy, either in oral or pharyngeal phases. Children who face such difficulties tend to show health problems such as food aspiration, malnutrition and respiratory infections. Videofluoroscopic swallowing study is the most recommended for these cases, as it reveals the real situation during swallowing. Objective The study aimed...

TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for schizophrenia and treatment-resistant bipolar disorder. Some of its known side effects include agranulocytosis, seizures, myocarditis. However, clozapine-induced aspiration pneumonia not well known. We present case 70-year-old male with schizoaffective disord...