In a time of evolving modes of tobacco delivery, such as vaping, new pulmonary manifestations of smoking are also being recognized, including
exogenous lipoid pneumonia. (2)
In 1925, Laughlen [1] first described four cases of a rare form of pneumonia caused by inhalation of fatty substances and named it exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP).
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP): when radiologist makes the difference.
While these specific studies did not report any negative side effects of oil pulling, other peer-reviewed articles link oil pulling to
exogenous lipoid pneumonia, which is a rare form of pneumonia that is caused when a person aspirates an oily substance (10).
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia due to nasal application of petroleum jelly.
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a rare form of pneumonia caused by inhalation or aspiration of fatty substances.
Acute form of
exogenous lipoid pneumonia caused by inhalation of liquid paraffin in a fire-eater.
A classic example is
exogenous lipoid pneumonia, in which foamy macrophages with coarsely vacuolated cytoplasm accumulate within lung parenchyma.
