[A case of lipid pneumonia].
The authors discuss the etiology, pathomechanisms, radiological features of lipid pneumonia. The role of bronchoalveolar lavage is stressed in determining this diagnosis. A case is presented of a patient receiving paraffin oil for chronic constipation. The diagnosis was made after identifying the lipid droplets (Sudan III stain) in alveolar macrophages sampled by BAL.
Siekierzyńska-Czarnecka
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III Kliniki Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc.
Burakowska
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D000368:Aged; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
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