title: Lipoid pneumonia secondary to Vaseline use in a patient with tympanic membrane perforation.
abstract: Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare condition caused by aspiration of mineral, vegetable or animal oils. The aspiration of mineral oil is the most common cause of lipoid pneumonia in children. We present a 27-year-old man with a lipoid pneumonia with a history of daily use of Vaseline applied to cotton balls for ear plugging before swimming and shower.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thoracic Imaging Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Suite E-177 PUH 1st Floor, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ocak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raffensperger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turkbey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuhrman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010577:Petrolatum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D013550:Swimming; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D010577:Petrolatum