Pneumonologia i alergologia polska
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Several data from literature suggest the potential influence of premature delivery with prolonged oxygen suplementation on prevalence of development of allergic diseases in children. The objective of the study was the retrospective analysis of 60 children aged 4 years, prematurely born, and 30 healthy children at the same age (the control group), born at term. ⋯ The obtained results of the studies shown twice as much prevalence of asthma in prematurely born children (33%) in comparison to these born at term (17%). However atopic dermatitis was observed more often in term children (53%) than in prematurely born children (23%).
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Two cases of exogenous lipoid pneumonia are presented. The 22 years old woman was admitted to hospital because of recurrent dyspnea, cough, fever and chest pain, are changes on chest x-ray. ⋯ The second patient 39 years old man was admitted because of dyspnea, cough, fever and chest pain, which appeared after accidentally choking with oil. In both cases the diagnosis was confirmed with special staining of bronchial discharge specimen.