Acute pneumonitis caused by oral intake of incense

Kei Yamasaki; Saki Shigemi; Yosuke Chiba; Takako Kawaguchi; Hiroki Dosaka; Yutaka Ishiguro; Kazuhiro Yatera

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1243

Acute pneumonitis caused by oral intake of incense

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Oct 31;11(12):e01243. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1243. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Kei Yamasaki¹, Saki Shigemi¹, Yosuke Chiba¹, Takako Kawaguchi¹, Hiroki Dosaka¹, Yutaka Ishiguro¹, Kazuhiro Yatera¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Kitakyushu Japan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: acute pneumonitis; incense; oral intake.