Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Courtesy
- Samsung Medical Center
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- Imaging Findings
- The diagnosis was base on transbronchial lung biopsy results.
- Discussion
- Etiology : aspiration or inhalation of mineral, vegetable, and animal oil
Diagnosis : Clinical history
Lipid-laden macrophages in BAL or TBLBx
Chest radiography : GGO, consolidation, and poorly defined small nodules
CT findings : GGA, poorly defined centrilobular nodules, crazy paving, and consolidation
Distribution : RLL>LLL>RML
(Lee JY et al. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1999; 23:730-735)
- Keywords
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Lung, Inhalation and aspiration disease,