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Chemical pneumonitis
A condition in which the lungs are inflamed due to inhaling irritants.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 22-year old male asked:
How long does it take chemical pneumonia take to go away by itself? If it was from an acute exposure
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My son has got damp in his room and he's got a chesty cough and it stinks like some sort of chemical what does that mean ? And does pneumonia smell
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Is accidentally inhaling Cola Cola worse than inhaling water? Would that be considered chemical pneumonia or aspiration pneumonia?
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Shortness of breath, with cough and drainage. My mouth is always dry. I was exposed to some chemicals at work. Could I have chemical pneumonia ?
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What is pneumonitis?
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Tell me whether pneumonitis can be cured?
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What will happen if your pneumonitis was untreated?
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What is the difference between pneumonia, pneumonitis?
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Can a bipap cause pneumonitis?
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What do you mean by bilateral basal pneumonitis?
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What are the symptoms of interstitial pneumonitis?
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Can i get off amiodarone suddenly, i hve pneumonitis?
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Please help! what is the meaning of basal pneumonitis?
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What medicine do i need to take i am recently diagnose of basal pneumonitis?
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What does it mean by this findings: Apicolordotic view shows focal right suprahilar haziness probably due to pneumonitis, follow up study is suggested?
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Can Taxol (paclitaxel) treat pneumonitis?
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What is acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
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What is causing hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
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What is the transition from pneumonitis to tb?
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I had hypersensitivity pneumonitis last year. Can it return?
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I had hypersensitivity pneumonitis last june. Am I healthy now?
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Is it possible to have pneumonitis if you also have tuberculosis?
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What is the definition or description of: hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
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What's the meaning of someone having a right basal interstitial pneumonitis?
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How are you diagnosed with hypersensitivity pneumonitis and can it happen suddenly?What can I do if I have it
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