title: Lipoid pneumonia: a preventable form of drug-induced lung injury.
abstract: We report a case where recurrent "pneumonia" was eventually diagnosed as lipoid pneumonia in an elderly patient with cerebrovascular disease. The discontinuation of paraffin oil laxative led to clinical improvement. Lipoid pneumonia, a foreign body-type reaction to the presence of lipid within lung parenchyma, is probably underdiagnosed and underreported, and paraffin oil laxative is the main causative agent. Paraffin oil is marketed as a food additive, and no information about its hazards is provided to clinicians or patients. We suggest that a change in paraffin oil licensing may decrease the incidence of lipoid pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. emeltzer@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: L
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authors.lastname: Guranda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perelman
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krupsky
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vassilenko
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authors.lastname: Sidi