Lipoid pneumonia historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2]
Overview
In 1925,G. F. LAUGHLEN, M.D. was the first physician to describe lipoid pneumonia. he first interacted to the disease by routine autopsy at the Toronto, Ontorio hospital for sick children. he described grayish red nodules at the autopsy with three types of exudates, found out mononuclear cells which were unexpected in the exudates.
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- In 1925,G. F. LAUGHLEN, M.D. was the first physician to describe exogenus lipoid pneumonia.[1]
- He first interacted to the disease by routine autopsy at the Toronto, Ontorio hospital for sick children.
- He described grayish red nodules at the autopsy with three types of exudates, found out mononuclear cells which were unexpected in the exudates.
- All of his 4 observed cases underwent laxative and nasal drop therapy regimen.