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. 1990 Mar;45(3):235–236. doi: 10.1136/thx.45.3.235

Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema due to the intravenous administration of clove oil

Carl M Kirsch 1, Gordon G Yenokida 1, William A Jensen 1, Robert Wendland 1, Hyun Suh 1, Michelle Bourgault 1
PMCID: PMC462391  PMID: 2330557

Abstract

Intravenous injection of clove oil induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, which was managed successfully with a conservative diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

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