Do Not Play with Fire

Autor:	Anna Kostihova, Simona Cattaneo, Antonio Villa, Marta Luperto, Anna Maria Croce
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test Inhalation Dry cough business.industry Pleural effusion Liquid paraffin Emergency department respiratory system medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Pneumonia medicine Sputum medicine.symptom Chest radiograph business
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases. :116-118
ISSN:	2163-9418 2163-940X
Popis:	We report a case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia caused by inhalation of liquid paraffin in a fire eater young man. The patient was admitted to the Emergency Department because of acute retrosternal pain, dry cough and dyspnea. Chest radiograph showed multiple bilateral basal alveolar opacities associated to left pleural effusion; CT chest scan showed multiple bilateral areas of consolidation with cavity areas. BAL cytologic examination revealed abundant lipid-laden macrophages. Clinical symptoms resolved after corticosteroid treatment. Lipoid pneumonia is a rare and often underdiagnosed entity. The presence of lipid-laden macrophages in sputum or BAL fluid helps to confirm the diagnosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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