Severe lipoid pneumonia following aspiration of machine oil: Successful treatment with steroids.
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2012-07
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Abstract
Lipoid pneumonia in children follows mineral oil aspiration and may result in acute respiratory failure. Majority of the
patients recover without long-term morbidity, though a few may be left with residual damage to the lungs. We report a
case of a two-and-a-half-year-old child with persistent lipoid pneumonia following accidental inhalation of machine oil, who
was successfully treated with steroids.
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Machine oil, Lipoid pneumonia, Steroid
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Indumathi C K, Kumar S Vikram, Paul Prima, Lewin Sanjiv. Severe lipoid pneumonia following aspiration of machine oil: Successful treatment with steroids. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2012 July; 54(3): 197-200.