Idiopathic Lipoid Pneumonia in an Adult Treated With Prednisolone

The treatment of lipoid pneumonia, an uncommon chronic lung condition, is generally conservative. We describe a patient with idiopathic lipoid pneumonia who was successfully treated with oral steroids with improvement of chest radiographic abnormalities.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1994-03, Vol.105 (3), p.956-957
Hauptverfasser:	Chin, Nyat-Kooi, Hui, Kok-Pheng, Chan, Tiong-Beng, Sinniah, Rajalingam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Foam Cells - pathology Humans Lung - pathology Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pneumonia, Lipid - diagnosis Pneumonia, Lipid - drug therapy Prednisolone - therapeutic use Respiratory system Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	The treatment of lipoid pneumonia, an uncommon chronic lung condition, is generally conservative. We describe a patient with idiopathic lipoid pneumonia who was successfully treated with oral steroids with improvement of chest radiographic abnormalities.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.105.3.956