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Generally diffuse to both lungs except following radiation therapy where it can be noted in the radiation beam. Can be transient and resolve within hours. Consistent with pulmonary edema, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, diffuse alvolar damage and lipoid pneumonia

Publications

Kaneko T, Otoshi R

Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia.

The New England journal of medicine 2025 Jan 16;392;e12 — 2025 Jan 16 — e12

Robinson GV, Kanji H, Davies RJ, Gleeson FV

Selective pulmonary fat aspiration complicating oesophageal achalasia.

Thorax 2004 Feb;59;180 — 2004 Feb — 180