Lipoid pneumonia caused by an Oriental folk medicine

With recognition of the problem of aspiration, mineral oil has been removed from nose drops. We have described a Thai woman who had lipoid pneumonia after instillation of a common Oriental folk medicine. At 2 1/2-year follow-up, she had persistent cough, interstitial disease, air trapping, and widen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1984-01, Vol.77 (1), p.93
Hauptverfasser:	Jenkins, D W, Quinn, D L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Female Humans Medicine, East Asian Traditional Mineral Oil - adverse effects Pneumonia, Aspiration - etiology Pneumonia, Lipid - etiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - etiology Texas Thailand - ethnology
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Zusammenfassung:	With recognition of the problem of aspiration, mineral oil has been removed from nose drops. We have described a Thai woman who had lipoid pneumonia after instillation of a common Oriental folk medicine. At 2 1/2-year follow-up, she had persistent cough, interstitial disease, air trapping, and widened A-aDO2.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-198401000-00030