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. 1996 Jun;51(6):652–657. doi: 10.1136/thx.51.6.652

Severe lipoid pneumonia following attempted suicide by mineral oil immersion.

I R Hussain 1, F P Edenborough 1, R S Wilson 1, D E Stableforth 1
PMCID: PMC1090502  PMID: 8693453

Abstract

Following an attempted suicide by drowning in a vat of mineral oil, a previously fit man survived the usually fatal lipoid pneumonia resulting from total immersion after intensive support and prolonged steroid therapy with recovery of chest radiography and pulmonary function at one year.

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