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How much time does it take to develop lipoid pneumonia?
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Chronic aspiration: Lipoid pneumonia results from chronic aspiration of lipids, inked to the use of mineral oil as a laxative in elderly, newborns and mentally challenged at risk of aspiration.Also vegetable oils , nasal drops, mouth spray, and oral lubricant.Rare form of non resolving pulmonary infiltrate, exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a great mimicker.Often mistaken for bacterial pneumonia or cancer.
Answered 8/10/2015
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