Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
2000 Mar;10(1):75-80.
A Case of Lipoid Pneumonia Caused by Aspiration of Laxatives
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
Abstract
- Lipoid pneumonia is chronic, interstitial, proliferative inflammation resulting from aspiration of lipoid material. Mineral oil is a hydrocarbon that physicians often use to treat chronic constipation in children and adults. Mineral oil may not elicit a normal protective cough reflex and may impair mucociliary transport. We experienced a case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia caused by aspiration of mineral oil given as a laxatives confirmed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsy in a 9-month-old boy with chronic cough and radiologic evidence of parenchymal lung disease.We reported this case with a brief review of related literatures.
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