title: A clear case of chronic aspiration of starch (potato).
abstract: One of the known agent that causes an organizing pneumonia could be the chronic inhalation of food, but generally we can't find the specific food that caused this pattern. We show a case where, with an accurate medical history, supported by the various histological investigation steps, we could reach the specific cause of it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, St Maria Bianca Hospital, Mirandola, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreani
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappiello
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valli
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Businarolo
authors.forename: Rosita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melara
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013213:Starch / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013213:Starch
keywords: chronic inhalation; organizing pneumonia; pathology; starch; transbronchial biopsies