Idiopathic lipoid pneumonia in an adult treated with prednisolone.
The treatment of lipoid pneumonia, an uncommon chronic lung condition, is generally conservative. We describe a patient with idiopathic lipoid pneumonia who was successfully treated with oral steroids with improvement of chest radiographic abnormalities.
Chin
N K
NK
Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Hui
K P
KP
Sinniah
R
R
Chan
T B
TB
D000328:Adult; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011239:Prednisolone