Nasal or Oral Oil Application on Infants: A Possible Risk Factor for Adult Bronchiectasis

Lipid pneumonia has been observed in infants exposed by inhalation of oil or butter applied into the nose or throat as part of an old custom. We performed a case-control study to test the hypothesis, that this ancient tradition may be a predisposing factor to bronchiectasis. A case group of 59 patie...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1995-04, Vol.11 (2), p.141-144
Main Authors: Døssing, Martin, Khan, Javed H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Intranasal
Administration, Oral
Adult
Aged
Air Pollutants - adverse effects
Air Pollutants, Occupational - adverse effects
Asthma
Asthma - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis - etiology
Case-Control Studies
Childhood
Confidence Intervals
Control groups
Culture
Environmental Exposure
Female
Humans
Infancy
Infant
Lipid pneumonia
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine, Traditional
Middle Aged
Mouth
Oils - administration & dosage
Oils - adverse effects
Pneumology
Pneumonia, Lipid - etiology
Predisposing factors
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia
Smoking - adverse effects
Throat
Tropical medicine
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Lipid pneumonia has been observed in infants exposed by inhalation of oil or butter applied into the nose or throat as part of an old custom. We performed a case-control study to test the hypothesis, that this ancient tradition may be a predisposing factor to bronchiectasis. A case group of 59 patients with bronchiectasis and three control groups - 46 patients with COPD, 32 asthmatics, and 71 healthy Saudis - were questioned about possible risk factors of bronchiectasis including nasal or oral application of oil/butter at infancy. The risk of witnessed exposure to this old folk remedy was significantly higher among the cases than the controls (OR = 3.9 (1.7-8.8), (95% confidence interval) p < 0.001). Application of oil or butter into the nasal or oral cavity of infants may be a risk factor for bronchiectasis.
ISSN:0393-2990
0392-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/BF01719478