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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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ARDS - Acute lung injury

Publications

Shrestha TM, Bhatta S, Balayar R, Pokhrel S, Pant P, Nepal G

Diesel siphoner's lung: An unusual cause of hydrocarbon pneumonitis.

Clinical case reports 2021 Jan;9;416-419 — 2021 Jan — 416-419

Horvath CM, Schneider T, Kluckert T, Brutsche MH

[ARDS after Incidental Aspiration of Petroleum in an Adult].

Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2015 Jun;69;341-4 — 2015 Jun — 341-4

Weibrecht KW, Rhyee SH

Acute respiratory distress associated with inhaled hydrocarbon.

American journal of industrial medicine 2011 Dec;54;911-4 — 2011 Dec — 911-4

Soloaga ED, Beltramo MN, Veltri MA, Ubaldini JE, Chertcoff FJ

[Acute respiratory failure due to lipoid pneumonia].

Medicina 2000;60;602-4 — 2000 — 602-4