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lipoid pneumonia

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lipoid pneumonia
see lipid pneumonia.

lipoid pneumonia
Golden pneumonia A pneumonitis caused by exogenous oils that percolate into the lung after intranasal instillation of mineral oil, oral ingestion of cod liver, castor or other oils, or due to a congenital defect in oropharyngeal diaphragm–eg, cleft palate or intense gag reflex. See Mineral oil. Cf Aspiration pneumonia.


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DIAGNOSIS Endogenous lipoid pneumonia resulting from amiodarone toxicity [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] DISCUSSION Amiodarone has been used for >30 years for various cardiac disorders, particularly in treating life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias.
A variety of respiratory illnesses have been reported to be associated with occupational inhalation of metalworking fluids, including bronchitis, asthma, and lipoid pneumonia (Cullen et al.
Pathologic Diagnosis: Chronic Aspiration Lipoid Pneumonia With Mycobacterium abscessus The original Gram stain showing purulence with intracellular gram-positive cocci, yeast, and beaded gram-positive bacilli was consistent with aspiration pneumonia.
 
 
 
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