title: Idiopathic lipoid pneumonia successfully treated with prednisolone.
abstract: Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a rare type of pneumonia that is radiologically characterized by lung infiltrates, although imaging alone may not be diagnostic. We describe an unusual 61-year-old patient with idiopathic LP presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule mimicking lung cancer because of its rapid growth. After treatment with oral prednisone, a control chest radiogram indicated complete normalization of the radiologic features. This case shows that LP should be considered in the diagnostic assessment of any undefined pulmonary mass, after malignancy has been pathologically excluded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. filippo_lococo@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lococo
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Venanzio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Porziella
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mulè
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petrone
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Margaritora
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Granone
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone