3.2 Comparison of two groups from different source of inhaled oily materials
On the basis of aspirated differrent oily substances, the 17 patients were classed into two groups: mineral oil group and other group. Of those, lamp kerosene was inhaled in 9 cases, machine oil 2 cases, white gas 1 case, butter 1 case, liquid for killing mosquito 2 cases, banana oil 1 case, glue 1 case. The mineral oil group had a significantly higher white blood count than the other group, but no statistical significance. In comparison with the mineral oil group, the other group demonstrated BAL lymphocytosis. The origin of oily materials was no obviously affected in prognosis and laboratory findings of ELP(Table 3).