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Please tell me, could inhaling eucalyptus oil cause pneumonia?
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Lipoid pneumonia: Inhaling any kind of oil is not a good idea. Oil can accumulate in the lung alveoli and cause a chronic type of pneumonia called lipoid pneumonia.
Answered 4/6/2018
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