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Chemical pneumonitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chemical pneumonitis is inflammation of the lung caused by aspirating or inhaling irritants. It is sometimes called a "chemical pneumonia", though it is not infectious. There are two general types of...
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Chemical pneumonitis - Overview, Chemical pneumonitis is inflammation of the lungs or breathing difficulty due to inhaling chemical fumes, or aspirating (breathing in and choking on) gastric acid from the stomach, mineral oil, gasoline, or other damaging chemicals. ... Definition of Chemical pneumonitis:
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A complete resource for information on Chemical Pneumonitis from the publishers of the Physicians Desk Reference. Includes causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention and screening, tests, treatment, self care, drug therapy, alternative medicine, and more. ... What is chemical pneumonitis?
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Chemical Pneumonitis information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, support groups, complications, and prognosis. ... Chemical pneumonitis is an inflammation of the lungs (pneumonitis) or breathing difficulty caused by inhalation of noxious chemicals.
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Many household and industrial chemicals are capable of producing both an acute and a chronic form of inflammation in the lung. Acute chemical pneumonitis causes swelling of the lung tissue, movement of fluid into the air spaces in the lung, and less ability to absorb oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide.
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