Severe Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia Following Ingestion of Large Dose Squalene: Successful Treatment with Steroid.
10.4046/trd.2006.60.2.235
- Author:
Hyo Sun CHOI
1
;
Hyon Joo KWAG
;
Seoung Wan CHAE
;
Si Young LIM
;
Seong Yong LIM
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mdlimsy@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lipoid pneumonia;
Squalene;
Steroid
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bronchoalveolar Lavage;
Eating*;
Esophageal Neoplasms;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Incidental Findings;
Inhalation;
Lung;
Middle Aged;
Mineral Oil;
Pneumonia*;
Prednisolone;
Respiratory Insufficiency;
Sharks;
Squalene*;
Vegetables
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2006;60(2):235-238
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is an uncommon condition resulting from aspiration or inhalation of vegetable, animal or mineral oil. It results in foreign body type inflammatory reaction of the lung and can show various clinical presentations from asymptomatic incidental finding to severe pneumonia leading to acute respiratory failure. Although many cases have been reported, severe ELP requiring steroid or whole lung lavage for treatment is rare. We report a case of 51-year old man with esophageal cancer who developed severe ELP following ingestion of large dose shark oil (Squalene) and successfully treated with prednisolone.
