Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1999 Feb;32(2):194-197.
Surgical Treatment of Lipoid Pneumonia: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eulji Medical College Hospital Taejeon, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Eulji Medical College Hospital, Taejeon, Korea.
Abstract
- We experienced an extremely rare case of lipoid pneumonia combined with empyema. A 53-year-old patient was admitted because of chilling sensation and blood tinged sputum. Simple X-ray and computered tomography(CT) showed a huge homogeneous opacification in the left lower lung field. This patient was diagnosed as endogenous type lipoid pneumonia by a computed tomography guided needle biopsy; decortication and left lower lobectomy are performed. We diagnosed it as endogenous type lipoid pneumonia because it revealed a foreign body reaction and lipid laden macrophage on the pathologic examination.
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