Endogenous lipoid pneumonia associated with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1.

نویسنده

  • Chee-Kin Hui
چکیده

Endogenous lipoid pneumonia is an uncommon condition. This is a report of a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with endogenous lipoid pneumonia associated with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection. The patient's endogenous lipoid pneumonia resolved completely after treatment for Legionella pneumophila infection. This suggests that early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of the underlying infection may prevent any long-term sequelae of lipoid pneumonia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Singapore medical journal

دوره 54 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013