What feared occupational pulmonary complication can be seen in “fire-eaters” and those who lubricate machinery or spray pesticides/paints?
Lipoid Pneumonia due to chronic inhalation of mineral oils and hydrocarbons
“Betancourt SL, Martinez-Jimenez S, Rossi SE, Truong MT, Carrillo J, Erasmus JJ. Lipoid pneumonia: spectrum of clinical and radiologic manifestations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010;194(1):103-109. doi:10.2214/AJR.09.3040
Yigit O, Bektas F, Sayrac AV, Senay E. Fire-eater’s pneumonia: two case reports of accidentally aspirated paraffin oil. J Emerg Med. 2012;42(4):417-419. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.025”
Contributed by Mason Jackson, MD
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