Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil
Essential oils are liquid extracts of various plants with potential health benefits and are often used in aromatherapy. Contact allergy, including skin irritation, is a well-known side effects of these extracts. A Japanese woman visited our emergency department complaining of dyspnea, cough, and fev...
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| author | Tatsuya Kodama Takanori Watanabe Norikazu Mataki Soichiro Kanoh Yoshiko Kichikawa |
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| description | Essential oils are liquid extracts of various plants with potential health benefits and are often used in aromatherapy. Contact allergy, including skin irritation, is a well-known side effects of these extracts. A Japanese woman visited our emergency department complaining of dyspnea, cough, and fever. Two weeks earlier, she had started aromatherapy using a humidifier and essential oil. Based on clinical and imaging findings, and the results of bronchoalveolar lavage, we diagnosed acute eosinophilic pneumonia due to inhalation of essential oil. Her symptoms resolved after steroid therapy. This case makes the clinicians aware the possibility of acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by aromatherapy using essential oil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0ae878a859f492e83093d1635ae5ebf2022-12-22T00:31:17ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712022-01-0137101657Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oilTatsuya Kodama0Takanori Watanabe1Norikazu Mataki2Soichiro Kanoh3Yoshiko Kichikawa4Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Mishuku Hospital, 5-35-12 Kamimeguro, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-0051, Japan; Corresponding author. 5-33-12 Kamimeguro, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-0051, Japan.Department of Pathology, Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, 1-2-24 Ikejiri, Setagaya, Tokyo, 154-8532, JapanDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Mishuku Hospital, 5-35-12 Kamimeguro, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-0051, JapanDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Mishuku Hospital, 5-35-12 Kamimeguro, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-0051, JapanDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Mishuku Hospital, 5-35-12 Kamimeguro, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-0051, JapanEssential oils are liquid extracts of various plants with potential health benefits and are often used in aromatherapy. Contact allergy, including skin irritation, is a well-known side effects of these extracts. A Japanese woman visited our emergency department complaining of dyspnea, cough, and fever. Two weeks earlier, she had started aromatherapy using a humidifier and essential oil. Based on clinical and imaging findings, and the results of bronchoalveolar lavage, we diagnosed acute eosinophilic pneumonia due to inhalation of essential oil. Her symptoms resolved after steroid therapy. This case makes the clinicians aware the possibility of acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by aromatherapy using essential oil.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712200079XAromatherapyEssential oilAcute eosinophilic pneumonia |
| spellingShingle | Tatsuya Kodama Takanori Watanabe Norikazu Mataki Soichiro Kanoh Yoshiko Kichikawa Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Aromatherapy Essential oil Acute eosinophilic pneumonia |
| title | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil |
| title_full | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil |
| title_fullStr | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil |
| title_short | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil |
| title_sort | acute eosinophilic pneumonia following aromatherapy with essential oil |
| topic | Aromatherapy Essential oil Acute eosinophilic pneumonia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712200079X |
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