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Radiographic plain film and CT findings in lipoid pneumonia in infants following aspiration of mineral oil used in the treatment of partial small bowel obstruction byAscaris lumbricoides

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Four children developed lipoid pneumonia following ingestion of mineral oil for the treatment of partial small bowel obstruction byAscaris lumbricoides whorl. CT of the chest showed negative Hounsfield numbers which may prove useful in diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital Infantil N.S. da Glória, Brazil

    G. A. de Oliveira

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Infantil N.S. da Glória, Brazil

    S. R. Del Caro

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Infantil N.S. da Glória, Brazil

    V. E. C. Vervloet

  4. Department of Radiology, Hospital da Associação dos Funcionários Públicos, Vitória, ES, Brazil

    G. A. de Oliveira

  5. Department of Radiology, Hospital Infantil Cândido Fontoura and Hospital Infantil Darcy Vargas, São Paulo, SP

    C. M. Bender Lamego

  6. Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes, da UFES, Vitória, ES, Brazil

    P. R. Merçon Vargas

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de Oliveira, G.A., Del Caro, S.R., Bender Lamego, C.M. et al. Radiographic plain film and CT findings in lipoid pneumonia in infants following aspiration of mineral oil used in the treatment of partial small bowel obstruction byAscaris lumbricoides . Pediatr Radiol 15, 157–160 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388601

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