Exogenous lipoid pneumonia presenting as haemothorax
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A case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia.
Lipoid pneumonia is an unusual form of pneumonitis. It is categorized as either exogenous or endogenous, depending on the lipid source. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, with clues provided by history and characteristic radiographic findings. Evaluation of samples obtained via bronchoscopy can confirm the diagnosis with oil red O staining, without requiring surgical biopsy. We repor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Radiology Extra
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1477-6804
DOI: 10.1016/s1477-6804(03)00002-5