- Original Article
- Lipoid Pneumonia.
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Chang Gee Kang, Ho Seong Kim, Jung Tak Kim, Dong Soo Kim, Eun Kyung Han, Kwang Gil Lee, In Joon Choi
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(3):393-397. Published online March 31, 1990
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Lipoid pneumonia is a chronic, interstitial, proliferative inflammation resulting from aspiration of
lipoid material; it occurs principally in debilitated infants.
Animal oils, owing to their high fatty acid content, are the most damaging.
There are no characteristic signs or symptoms; cough is most common and in severe cases there
may be dyspnea.
We have experenced one case of lipoid pneumonia cause by an aspiration of... |
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