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Vol. 36. Issue 8.
Pages 485-487 (September 2000)
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Neumonía lipoidea aguda debida a la aspiración accidental de vaselina utilizada en un sondaje nasogástrico
Acute lipoid pneumonia due to accidental aspiration of vaseline used during nasogastric intubation
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R. Bernabeu Mora1, P. Méndez Martínez, M.C. Abellán Martínez, M. Lorenzo Cruz, F. Sánchez Gascón
Servicios de Neumología. Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. Murcia
L.A. Polo García*
* Servicios de Neumología, Anatomía Patológica. Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. Murcia
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La neumonía lipoidea exógena es una entidad poco frecuente y a menudo infradiagnosticada. Clásicamente, se ha considerado un proceso crónico secundario a la aspiración o inhalación continuada de sustancias grasas. En ocasiones, se puede observar una forma aguda coincidiendo con aspiraciones accidentales masivas de material lipídico descrita tradicionalmente en “comedores de fuego”1,2. Revisamos la bibliografía y presentamos un caso de neumonía lipoidea aguda secundaria a la aspiración accidental de vaselina utilizada en la colocación de una sonda nasogástrica para un lavado gástrico, tras intento de autólisis mediante la ingesta de flurazepam.

Palabras clave:
Neumonía lipoidea aguda
Sonda nasogástrica
Flurazepam

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare disease which is often underdiagnosed. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia has traditionally been considered a chronic process secondary to continued aspiration or inhalation of fatty substances. In its acute form exogenous lipoid pneumonia sometimes coincides with accidental massive aspiration of lipidic material, as has been traditionally described for fire eaters. We review the literature and report a case of acute lipoid pneumonia secondary to accidental aspiration of vaseline used to place a nasogastric tube, which had been inserted for gastric lavage after a suicide attempt by flurazepam ingestion.

Key words:
Acute lipoid pneumonia
Nasogastric tube
Flurazepam
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