A clear case of chronic aspiration of starch (potato)

Clin Respir J. 2013 Oct;7(4):416-8. doi: 10.1111/crj.12021. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Abstract

One of the known agent that causes an organizing pneumonia could be the chronic inhalation of food, but generally we can't find the specific food that caused this pattern. We show a case where, with an accurate medical history, supported by the various histological investigation steps, we could reach the specific cause of it.

Keywords: chronic inhalation; organizing pneumonia; pathology; starch; transbronchial biopsies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cough / diagnostic imaging
  • Cough / etiology
  • Cough / pathology
  • Eating*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / pathology*
  • Radiography
  • Solanum tuberosum / adverse effects*
  • Starch / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Starch