Idiopathic lipoid pneumonia in an adult treated with prednisolone.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The treatment of lipoid pneumonia, an uncommon chronic lung condition, is generally conservative. We describe a patient with idiopathic lipoid pneumonia who was successfully treated with oral steroids with improvement of chest radiographic abnormalities.
Medical subject headings
- Pneumonia, Lipid
- Prednisolone