Acute pneumonitis caused by oral intake of incense.

Kei YamasakiSaki ShigemiYosuke Chiba Takako KawaguchiHiroki DosakaYutaka IshiguroKazuhiro Yatera

Published in: Respirology case reports (2023)

Incense is typically burned for use, with bronchitis and pneumonia reported as potential side effects. Physicians should be cautious as inappropriate oral ingestion of incense can lead to acute pneumonitis.

Keyphrases

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risk assessment
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