ACUTE LIPOID PNEUMONIA - PRESENTATION OF 2 CASES

Authors
LORES L RIBAS J RUIZ J CUXART A FRIGOLA A MORERA J
Citation
L. Lores et al., ACUTE LIPOID PNEUMONIA - PRESENTATION OF 2 CASES, Medicina Clinica, 106(19), 1996, pp. 747-748
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Medicina Clinica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00257753
Volume
106
Issue
19
Year of publication
1996
Pages
747 - 748
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7753(1996)106:19<747:ALP-PO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Lipoid pneumonia is a chronic infiltrative pulmonary process secondary to continued aspiration of exogenous lipids (laxatives and nasal drop s). On occasions, an acute form of lipoid pneumonia which may lead to respiratory failure may be observed coinciding with accidental massive aspirations of lipidic material. Two cases of acute lipoid pneumonia secondary to paraffin aspiration in <<fire eaters>> are presented.