Medical Must-See: Fire-eater accidentally inhales during performance

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Medical Must-See: Fire-eater accidentally inhales during performance

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Fireeater Lindzi Vagary on Unsplash
Fire-eating has its occupational hazards [Image: Lindzi Vagaryon Unsplash]
"Fire-eater's lung is an acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia caused by aspiration into the airways of liquid hydrocarbons," authors of his case report wr
References

Nicolardi ML, Oliva A, Masci GM, et al, Lung on fire: a very severe case of fire-eater’s lung. Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2022.