OIL ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA AND PNEUMOLIPOIDOSIS
Authors: Philip G. C. Bishop
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 February 1940OIL ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA AND PNEUMOLIPOIDOSISPHILIP G. C. BISHOP, M.D.PHILIP G. C. BISHOP, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-8-1327 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe classical case reports and animal experiments of Laughlen65 in 1925 dealing with a "specific" lung reaction to aspirated oil and lipoid substances have awakened considerable interest in clinical, pathological and experimental aspects of this subject.It is hoped that a summary of the cases found in the literature to date, together with a report of new cases, will upon analysis indicate certain trends that may be useful (1) in guiding the clinician to earlier recognition of this rare disease; (2) as a stimulus to further studies and correlation of the facts found; (3) in offering suggestions in prevention and...Bibliography1. BALL FE: Petrolatum oil pneumonia in an adult, Illinois Med. Jr., 1936, lxix, 62. 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