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Late‐onset miliary pneumonitis after near drowning
Author(s) -
Mangge H.,
Plecko B.,
Grubbauer H. M.,
Popper H.,
SmolleJüttner F.,
Zach M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950150210
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonitis , foreign body , near drowning , lung , pathology , interstitial pneumonitis , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , limiting , respiratory disease , poison control , surgery , injury prevention , medical emergency , engineering , mechanical engineering
Abstract We report a 7‐year‐old pediatric patient with an apparently self‐limiting, subacute miliary pneumonitis that occurred 6 weeks after a near‐drowning accident in shallow, muddy water. After biopsy, histological examination revealed aspirated foreign bodies (algae and pollen grains) in the affected lung areas and a foreign body reaction in the form of a granulomatous inflammation. The lack of any detectable infectious agents suggested a causative role of these aspirated algae and pollen grains in the development of lung disease. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.