title: Successful treatment of diffuse lipoid pneumonitis with whole lung lavage.
abstract: Diffuse lipoid pneumonitis is rare. Prednisolone can be beneficial, but no other method of treatment has been tried. The first case of diffuse lipoid pneumonitis successfully managed with whole lung lavage is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hsuie
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation