| Literature DB >> 986747 |
Abstract
Inhalation of large quantities of spores from the puffball (lycoperdon), which has been widely used in folk medicine, can cause a respiratory disease with symptoms of pneumonia and widespread densities in the lungs. The course is rather protracted, but the final outcome seems good. Steroids probably shorten the disease. A typical case is reported.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID： 986747 DOI： 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1976.tb04945.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Paediatr Scand ISSN： 0001-656X