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Originally Posted by Riot
No. Foreign body inhalation (although yes, that occurs, and worse on dirt than turf) does not cause Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage. Particles of dirt and dust cannot physically enter the parts of the lung (the alveolar-capillary interface) where EIPH occurs. They are too big.
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Small airway disease resulting from inhalation of environmental contaminants is not thought to cause or exacerbate EIPH?