title: [Lipoid pneumonia: presentation of a case].
abstract: We report a case of lipoid pneumonia treated in our Health Centre. It is a disease that occurs rarely, but is important in Primary Care. This condition has been known since 1925, when it was first described by Laughlen, who described a case of lipoid pneumonia secondary to an injection of oil in the nasopharyngeal area. Today it is a rarity, and it is most frequently associated with the use of oil-based nasal drops (which are now decreasing in use). Its aetiology may be endogenous or exogenous. Although the pathological diagnosis is generally the most important, sometimes a lesion in the chest X-ray can lead us to suspect it due to the patient's history. This was a case of acute lipoid pneumonia in a young patient, who periodically performed as a "fire eater".
authors: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Dr. Guigou, Tenerife, España. maralvarezcordoves@hotmail.com
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Alvarez-Cordovés
authors: P G
authors: PG
authors: Mirpuri-Mirpuri
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rocha-Cabrera
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pérez-Monje
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008899:Mineral Oil