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Hydrocarbons (petrochemicals: petroleum, petrolatum, paraffin, vaseline, naphta, jet fuel (kerosene), Diesel, gasoil), ointments, salad oil, variegated oils, butter). Aspirated

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (subacute, acute)

Publications

Siebert K, Jassem E, Porzezińska M, Jelitto M, Bernard W

Lipoid pneumonia induced by aspiration of liquid paraffin.

Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM 2024 Mar 25;31 — 2024 Mar 25 — 144-146

Clément M, Benattia A, Meignin V, Tazi A

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia due to chronic occult aspiration in a patient with oesophageal colonic interposition.

BMJ case reports 2021 Jun 24;14; — 2021 Jun 24

Yampara Guarachi GI, Barbosa Moreira V, Santos Ferreira A, Sias SM, Rodrigues CC, Teixeira GH

Lipoid pneumonia in a gas station attendant.

Case reports in pulmonology 2014;2014;358761 — 2014 — 358761

Venkatnarayan K, Madan K, Walia R, Kumar J, Jain D, Guleria R

"Diesel siphoner's lung": Exogenous lipoid pneumonia following hydrocarbon aspiration.

Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society 2014 Jan;31;63-6 — 2014 Jan — 63-6

Karacan O, Yilmaz I, Eyübo?lu FO

Fire-eater's pneumonia after aspiration of liquid paraffin.

The Turkish journal of pediatrics 2006 Jan-Mar;48;85-8 — 2006 Jan-Mar — 85-8

Brown AC, Slocum PC, Putthoff SL, Wallace WE, Foresman BH

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia due to nasal application of petroleum jelly.

Chest 1994 Mar;105;968-9 — 1994 Mar — 968-9