title: Severe lipoid pneumonia following aspiration of machine oil: successful treatment with steroids.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India. ckindumathi@gmail.com
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Indumathi
authors.forename: Kumar S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Vikram
authors.forename: Prima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Sanjiv
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lewin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008899:Mineral Oil; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008899:Mineral Oil; D011239:Prednisolone