Nasal application of petrolatum ointment - A silent cause of exogenous lipoid pneumonia: Successfully treated with prednisolone

We report a case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia from chronic, extranasal use of petrolatum ointment (Vicks VapoRub in this case) for nasal decongestion in a young woman, presenting with cough, dyspnea and fever. Exogenous Lipoid pneumonia is a rare condition, underdiagnosed and is more prevalent in a...

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Autores principales: Kilaru, Hemanth, Prasad, Sudhir, Radha, Sistla, Nallagonda, Ravindra, Kilaru, Satish Chandra, Nandury, Eshwar Chandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5508482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28736697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.07.003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5508482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28736697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.07.003

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