A Case of Lipid Pneumonia by Green Perilla Oil.
10.4046/trd.2010.68.6.354
- Author:
Hee Jung KIM
1
;
Dae Joon JEONG
;
Kyeong Hyun KIM
;
Se Hyun KIM
;
Seung Joon LEE
;
Woo Jin KIM
;
Seon Sook HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. ssunimd@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumonia, Lipid;
Oil, Perilla Seed;
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
- MeSH:
Aged;
alpha-Linolenic Acid;
Animals;
Bronchoalveolar Lavage;
Eating;
Humans;
Inhalation;
Korea;
Liver;
Mineral Oil;
Perilla;
Plant Oils;
Pneumonia, Lipid;
Rare Diseases;
Sharks;
Vegetables
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2010;68(6):354-357
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Exogenous lipid pneumonia is a rare disease resulting from the aspiration or inhalation of vegetable, animal, or mineral oils. In Korea, the most frequently implicated agent is squalen, which can be obtained from shark liver oil. Lipid pneumonia by aspiration of the vegetable oil is very rare. We experienced a 77-year-old man with a history of ingestion of green perilla oil. His clinical course was favorable; after exposure to the oil was stopped, the patient's symptoms improved.
