Lipid pneumonia

Lipoid pneumonia
Lipoid pneumonia
Other names	Lipoid pneumonia, cholesterol pneumonia
	Lipid pneumonia, exogenous Case 108
Specialty	Pulmonology

Lipoid pneumonia is a specific form of lung inflammation (pneumonia) that develops when lipids enter the bronchial tree. The disorder is sometimes called cholesterol pneumonia in cases where that lipid is a factor.^[1]

^ Pelz L, Hobusch D, Erfurth F, Richter K (1972). "[Familial cholesterol pneumonia]". Helv Paediatr Acta. 27 (4): 371–9. PMID 4644274.

[1] Pelz L, Hobusch D, Erfurth F, Richter K (1972). "[Familial cholesterol pneumonia]". Helv Paediatr Acta. 27 (4): 371–9. PMID 4644274.

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