CA71.3
Lipoid pneumonitis
Pneumonite lipoídica
CategoryDefinition
Lipoid pneumonia (pneumonitis) refers to two types lipoid pneumonias (pneumonitises), one is Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (pneumonitis) and another is Endogenous lipoid pneumonia (pneumonitis). Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (pneumonitis) is the accumulation of aspirated oils within the alveoli and subsequent foreign body reaction. Endogenous lipoid pneumonia (pneumonitis), also called cholesterol pneumonia (pneumonitis) or golden pneumonia (pneumonitis), is a localised accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages within alveolar spaces distal to an obstructed airway.
Index Terms
Lipoid pneumonitisLipoid pneumoniaEndogenous lipoid pneumonitisEndogenous lipoid pneumoniaAcute endogenous lipoid pneumonitisAcute endogenous lipoid pneumoniaChronic endogenous lipoid pneumonitisChronic endogenous lipoid pneumoniaExogenous lipoid pneumonitisExogenous lipoid pneumoniaAcute exogenous lipoid pneumonitisAcute exogenous lipoid pneumoniaChronic exogenous lipoid pneumonitisChronic exogenous lipoid pneumoniaHydrocarbon pneumonia