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(Fr: PnP lipidique exogene). Subacute, chronic or, less often, acute causing ARF (PMID 27372295). Consists in the spread and aspiration of mineral oil or fluid hydrocarbons in the lower respiratory tract. Stainable lipids can be evidenced in sputum, BAL macrophage, BAL flluid and lung tissue. Hiatal hernia and achalasia may be risk factors for ELP (PMID 13834170). See also under patterns Iae, Iag and XVo
Publications
A 66-Year-Old Man With Subacute Cough and Worsening Dyspnea Previously Diagnosed With COVID-19 Pneumonia.
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports 2022 Jan-Dec;10;23247096211055334 — 2022 Jan-Dec — 23247096211055334
Nasal application of petrolatum ointment - A silent cause of exogenous lipoid pneumonia: Successfully treated with prednisolone.
Respiratory medicine case reports 2017;22;98-100 — 2017 — 98-100
Exogenous lipid pneumonia related to long-term use of Vicks VapoRub® by an adult patient: a case report.
BMC ear, nose, and throat disorders 2016;16;11 — 2016 — 11
Exogenous lipoid pneumonitis due to Vicks Vaporub inhalation diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.
Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology 1991;2;315-6 — 1991 — 315-6