title: Idiopathic lipoid pneumonia in an adult treated with prednisolone.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinniah
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone