Lipoid pneumonia classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2]
Overview
Lipoid pneumonia may be classified according to source of the lipid exposure into 2 subtypes: exogenus: more common type reported, due to aspiration or inhalation of fatty substance, endogenus: due to obstructive pneumonia.
Classification
Lipoid pneumonia may be classified according to source of the lipid exposure into 2 subtypes[1][2]:
- Exogenus: more common type reported, due to aspiration or inhalation of fatty substance.
- Endogenus: due to obstructive pneumonia.
References
- ↑ BARON E (1950). "Lipoid pneumonia due to the use of mineral oil as a laxative". Va Med Mon (1918). 77 (9): 448–50. PMID 15443468.
- ↑ Gondouin, A.; Manzoni, Ph.; Ranfaing, E.; Brun, J.; Cadranel, J.; Sadoun, D.; Cordier, J.F.; Depierre, A.; Dalphin, J.C. (1996). "Exogenous lipid pneumonia: a retrospective multicentre study of 44 cases in France". European Respiratory Journal. 9 (7): 1463–1469. doi:10.1183/09031936.96.09071463. ISSN 0000-0000.