Acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia: Unusual presentation as cavitating lung disease with pneumothorax

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

Debraj Jash¹  Usha Goenka²  Syamasis Bandyopadhyay²  Surabhi Jajodia²  Somali Ghosh³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Department of Clinical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Apollo Multi Speciality Hospitals, 58, Canal Circular Road, Kolkata, 700054, India;Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Apollo Multi Speciality Hospitals, 58, Canal Circular Road, Kolkata, 700054, India;

关键词: Lipoid pneumonia;    Kerosene poisoning;    Chemical pneumonitis;    Pneumatocele;    Lipid laden macrophages;    Pneumothorax;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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 severe pulmonary and systemic inflammation. We present an interesting case of an adult male with kerosene poisoning. He manifested with severe cavitating lung disease. In addition, he developed spontaneous pneumothorax. Both cavitating lung disease and pneumothorax are unusual manifestations of acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia and perhaps follow severe lung injury following high volume kerosene exposure.

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