Exogenous lipoid pneumonia due to silent aspiration following surgery and radiotherapy for cancer of the tongue [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 A man with a history of cancer of the base of the tongue presenting with hemoptysis, recurrent pneumonia and crazy-paving patterns on CT was ultimately diagnosed with lipoid pneumonia, subsequently found to be associated with use of fish oil capsules and
Morten Høy Nielsen +2 more
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Pattern of FDG-PET uptake in lipoid pneumonia simulating lung cancer [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Lipoid pneumonia presents with a variety of lung abnormalities, particularly mass forming lesions that mimic lung cancers. While 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) is expected to discriminate both diseases, some previous ...
Naoto Minematsu +2 more
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Whole lung lavage in the setting of exogenous lipoid pneumonia [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsIntroduction: Lipoid pneumonia results from lipid deposition in the lungs, arising either exogenously or endogenously. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia occurs from aspiration or use of oil-based products such as mineral oil or nasal topicals.
Henry Tazelaar +2 more
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Idiopathic Lipoid Pneumonia: An incidental finding in autopsy specimen [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2020 Lipoid pneumonia is a rare form of pneumonia which was initially described to be caused by inhalation or aspiration of fatty substances. Certain autopsy studies have reported the incidence to be 1.0-2.5%.
Deepshikha Rana +4 more
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Exogenous lipoid pneumonia from chronic mineral oil aspiration complicated by cavitary Mycobacterium abscessus infection [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsLipoid pneumonia is a rare inflammatory lung disease that results from the accumulation of lipids within the alveoli. It is classified as either exogenous or endogenous based on the source of the lipid material.
Moath Bani Salem, MD +4 more
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Acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia: Unusual presentation as cavitating lung disease with pneumothorax [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 Acute lipoid pneumonia is quite uncommon and is associated with oily or lipid contents within the alveoli. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia due to kerosene poisoning, manifests with a wide clinical spectrum ranging from subtle chemical pneumonitis to marked ...
Usha Goenka +4 more
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A case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia caused by Vaseline to the tracheostomy in a laryngectomy patient [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsA 65-year-old man, who had undergone laryngectomy two years earlier, was incidentally found to have nodular shadows and ground-glass opacity (GGO) in both lower lobes, identified nine months ago, which gradually progressed.
Miho Wakazono +9 more
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Lipoid pneumonia misdiagnosed as cystic lung cancer: two case reports [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Focal cystic air space is a rare manifestation of lipoid pneumonia. In this study, we conduct an analysis and synthesis of the characteristics of two cases initially suspected to be cystic lung cancer, but subsequently diagnosed as lipoid ...
Na Li, Yizhuo Wang, Qi Wan, Xinchun Li
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A rare case of lipoid pneumonia mimicking lung malignancy on radiological imaging: A case report [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 Lipoid pneumonia is a rare benign lung disease pathologically characterized by the presence of lipids in the alveoli. It may mimic lung malignancy on radiological imaging.
Chi Sum Yuen +2 more
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A case of lipoid pneumonia associated with occupational exposure to solvents in a dry‐cleaning worker [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2021 Lipoid pneumonia can develop from exposure to different types of oil, but occupational exposure is rare. A 58‐year‐old woman was referred to our hospital for patchy airspace opacities in the lungs with lower lobe predominance on chest computed tomography.
Sunji Park, Ji Eun Park, Jaehee Lee
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