Shark oil pneumonia. An overlooked entity

Chest. 1993 Mar;103(3):976-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.103.3.976.

Abstract

Nonprescription drugs are often believed to be innocuous. We present a case of lipoid pneumonia from ingestion of squalene, a derivative of shark liver oil, a popular over-the-counter Asian folk remedy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fish Oils / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Korea / ethnology
  • Male
  • Medicine, East Asian Traditional
  • Middle Aged
  • New York City
  • Nonprescription Drugs / adverse effects
  • Pneumonia, Lipid / chemically induced*
  • Pneumonia, Lipid / diagnosis
  • Sharks
  • Squalene / adverse effects

Substances

  • Fish Oils
  • Nonprescription Drugs
  • Squalene