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Marangu D, Gray D, Vanker A, Zampoli M. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia in children: A systematic review. Paediatr Respir Rev 2020; 33:45-51. [PMID: 30962152 PMCID: PMC7106224 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical-radiological-pathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of children with suspected exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP). DESIGN Systematic review. We searched electronic databases and reference lists published between 1967 and 2018, restricted to non-accidental cases. RESULTS Forty-four studies including 489 participants aged 1 day to 17 years from 13 countries were included. Cultural, medical, and behavioural rationale for oil-use was described. The clinical-radiological presentation varied widely. Diagnostic certainty was deemed highest if ELP was confirmed on bronchoalveolar lavage/frozen section lung biopsy with documented extracellular lipid on cytological staining and/or fat analysis. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection was identified in six studies: Mycobacterium fortuitum/chelonei, Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium abscessus. Treatment comprised supportive therapy, corticosteroids, stopping oil, therapeutic lung-lavage and surgical resection. Outcomes were reported inconsistently. CONCLUSION Paediatric ELP resulting from cultural and medical practices continues to be described globally. Preventive interventions, standardized reporting, and treatment efficacy studies for cases not averted, are lacking. Protocol registration: PROSPERO CRD42017068313.
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- Diana Marangu
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Cha SI, Choi SH, Kim HJ, Kim YJ, Lim JK, Yoo SS, Lee SY, Lee J, Kim CH, Park JY. Clinical and radiological manifestations of lipoid pneumonia according to etiology: Squalene, omega-3-acid ethyl esters, and idiopathic. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2019; 13:328-337. [PMID: 30821081 DOI: 10.1111/crj.13015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Clinical manifestations of lipoid pneumonia (LP) vary depending on the causative agents or underlying causes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical and radiological features of LP, classified according to etiologic agents. METHODS The clinico-radiological characteristics of LP patients were retrospectively compared among groups: exogenous versus idiopathic and squalene versus omega-3-acid ethyl esters (O-3-AEE) versus idiopathic. Idiopathic group was defined as LP with no proven or reported etiological evidence. RESULTS Twenty-two patients met the diagnostic criteria for LP: squalene (9 [41%]), O-3-AEE (6 [27%]), olive oil (1 [5%]), and idiopathic (7 [32%]). Compared with the exogenous group, the idiopathic group showed a higher recurrence rate; higher frequencies of bronchial anthracofibrosis (BAF) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) lymphocytosis; and a higher rate of crazy-paving pattern and lower rate of consolidation on computed tomography scan. In three-group tests, compared with the O-3-AEE group, the squalene group exhibited a significantly higher percentage of neutrophils and a higher rate of right middle lobe (RML) involvement. CONCLUSIONS In comparison with the exogenous group, the idiopathic group demonstrated BAL lymphocytosis, higher rates of recurrence and BAF, and a higher rate of crazy-paving pattern. Compared with the O-3-AEE group, the squlaene group showed a higher percentage of BAL neutrophils and predominant RML involvement.
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- Seung-Ick Cha
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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Sung S, Tazelaar HD, Crapanzano JP, Nassar A, Saqi A. Adult exogenous lipoid pneumonia: A rare and underrecognized entity in cytology - A case series. Cytojournal 2018; 15:17. [PMID: 30112015 PMCID: PMC6069323 DOI: 10.4103/cytojournal.cytojournal_29_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background: Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a rare benign entity without specific clinical or imaging presentation. Although cytological studies – either bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or fine-needle aspiration (FNA) – may be pursued in patients with ELP, a definitive diagnosis is frequently rendered only on histology. The aim of this study is to highlight the cytological features of ELP. Methods: A search of cytopathology (CP) and surgical pathology (SP) diagnoses of ELP was conducted. The corresponding clinical and imaging features were obtained, and the morphology, particularly the presence and size of the intracytoplasmic vacuoles and background, was assessed. Results: Nine cases of ELP were identified, including eight with corresponding CP and SP. A neoplasm was suspected in three based on imaging, but ELP was not in the differential clinically or radiographically in any. Among the cases, six patients had BALs and three FNAs. All of the samples showed multiple large vacuoles within macrophages with at least some equal to or larger than the size of the cell nucleus. Similar vacuoles were noted extracellularly on smears. Conclusions: ELP is typically described in case reports in the clinical or radiological literature. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the largest series of adult ELP in CP. When large vacuoles are present in macrophages in cytology specimens, at least a suspicion of ELP can be suggested to initiate appropriate therapy, identify/remove the inciting agent, and preclude a more invasive procedure.
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- Simon Sung
- Address: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Address: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Address: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical and imagenological characteristics of acute Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP), explore its risk factors, and assess the potential role of multiple bronchoalveolar lavages (BALs) and steroid therapy in the treatment of children with acute ELP. METHODS Between May 2011 and July 2014, 33 pediatric patients with pneumonia caused by aspiration of oil-based substances were admitted to the Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong, China. Data on the demographics of these patients, as well as that on clinical presentations, imagenological characteristics, history of ingestion, laboratory observations, treatment protocol, response to therapy, BAL findings, and treatment outcomes were collected. RESULTS The study group consisted of 23 boys (69.7 %) and 10 girls (30.3 %), with ages ranging from 4 mo to 4 y. They were admitted to the hospital 2 h to 13 d after ingesting the oil-based substance. By the time of admission, most patients presented with respiratory distress and other symptoms, including tachypnea (n = 21), cough (n = 25), mild fever (n = 18), progressive dyspnea (n = 12), and pneumorrhagia (n = 5); six patients received mechanical ventilation because of complicated respiratory distress syndrome. The most common laboratory observations were leukocytosis (25 of 33, 75.8 %), neutrophilia (23 of 33, 69.7 %), and anemia (8 of 33, 24.2 %). Serum biochemical examination showed elevated sedimentation rates (24 of 33, 72.7 %), lactate dehydrogenase levels (18 of 33, 54.5 %), and C-reactive protein levels (17 of 33, 51.5 %). The most common finding on computed tomography (CT) scans was areas of consolidation. Within the follow-up duration of 2 wk to 6 mo, all patients with clinical symptoms of ELP experienced remission, and none died. The CT scans of most of the cases were normal by 1 to 3 mo, except for two patients who showed complete improvement 6 mo after treatment. CONCLUSIONS It was found that multiple BALs combined with steroid therapy result in significant improvement of clinical, radiologic, and laboratory parameters in children with acute ELP. Further, some traditional practices may predispose children to ELP, even in the absence of underlying risk factors. Finally, pneumorrhagia and acute respiratory distress syndrome may be the main complications of acute ELP in children.
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Exogenous lipoid pneumonia. Clinical and radiological manifestations. Respir Med 2011; 105:659-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Revised: 11/28/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Analysis of Fatty Acids in Ghee and Olive Oil and Their Probable Causal Effect in Lipoid Pneumonia. J Med Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.2478/v10011-011-0007-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Analysis of Fatty Acids in Ghee and Olive Oil and Their Probable Causal Effect in Lipoid PneumoniaLipoid pneumonia develops when lipids enter the bronchial tree. This form of pneumonia is common in some developing countries where it is a traditional practice to give infants oily products (ghee and olive oil) for various reasons. We have analyzed and identified the fatty acids found in homemade ghee and in olive oil and compared them to fatty acids found in bronchoalveolar lavage of children with lipoid pneumonia. The three fatty acids common to homemade ghee, olive oil and bronchoalveolar lavage are linoleic, oleic, and stearic. The rest of the fatty acids, namely, lauric, myristoleic, myristic, pentadecenoic, pentadecanoic, heptadecenoic and heptadecanoic are found either in homemade ghee and/or olive oil but not in bronchoalveolar lavage. Therefore the deleterious effects to the lung parenchyma found in lipoid pneumonia are probably caused by these three fatty acids. Further investigations are required to ascertain the effects of the individual fatty acids found in homemade ghee and olive oil.
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Hadda V, Khilnani GC, Bhalla AS, Mathur S. Lipoid pneumonia presenting as non resolving community acquired pneumonia: a case report. CASES JOURNAL 2009; 2:9332. [PMID: 20062592 PMCID: PMC2803992 DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Introduction Lipoid pneumonia is a rare form of pneumonia caused by inhalation or aspiration of fat containing substances like, petroleum jelly, mineral oils, few laxatives etc. It usually presents as insidious onset chronic respiratory illness simulating interstitial lung diseases. Rarely, it may present as an acute respiratory illness, specially, when exposure to fatty substance is acute and/or massive. Radiologically, it may mimic carcinoma, acute or chronic pneumonia, ARDS, or a localized granuloma. Diagnosis of LP requires demonstration of lipid laden macrophages in sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or fine needle aspiration cytology/biopsy from lung lesion. Treatment of this illness is poorly defined and constitutes supportive therapy and corticosteroids. Case presentation A 20-year old Indian farmer was referred to us with a diagnosis of non resolving community acquired pneumonia. Respiratory examination revealed signs of consolidation. Chest radiograph revealed findings suggestive of bilateral consolidation. Sputum and blood culture were sterile. He was treated with prolonged course of various antibiotics without any significant response. For evaluation of non resolving pneumonia fibreoptic bronchoscopy was done. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and biopsy from lung lesion showed lipid laden macrophages. Hence diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia was made. Patient was treated with course of corticosteroids with good response. Literature on this rare entity is discussed. Conclusion Lipoid pneumonia is a rare form of pneumonia which rarely present acutely resembling community acquired pneumonia and requires high degree of suspicion for diagnosis. Its treatment is difficult and poorly defined. However, prolonged corticosteroids may be effective.
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- Vijay Hadda
- Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
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Sias SMDA, Ferreira AS, Daltro PA, Caetano RL, Moreira JDS, Quirico-Santos T. Evolução da pneumonia lipoide exógena em crianças: aspectos clínicos e radiológicos e o papel da lavagem broncoalveolar. J Bras Pneumol 2009; 35:839-45. [DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000900004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 05/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Descrever os aspectos da evolução da pneumonia lipoide em crianças, com base em aspectos clínicos, radiológicos e de achados no lavado broncoalveolar, enfatizando a importância diagnóstica e terapêutica da lavagem broncoalveolar. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídas 28 crianças, com idade média de 20 meses (1-108 meses) e diagnóstico de pneumonia crônica refratária a antimicrobianos e/ou TB. A maioria apresentava um fator de risco para aspiração, e todas apresentavam história de ingestão de óleo mineral para o tratamento de constipação intestinal (23/28) ou de ascaridíase complicada (5/28). A avaliação clínica e tomográfica e análises do lavado broncoalveolar foram realizadas no início do tratamento e em até 24 meses. RESULTADOS: Os sintomas mais frequentes foram taquipneia e tosse. As principais alterações radiológicas foram consolidações (23/28), infiltrado peri-hilar (13/28) e hiperinsuflação (11/28). A TC de tórax mostrou consolidações com broncograma aéreo (24/28), diminuição de atenuação nas áreas de consolidação (16/28), opacidade em vidro fosco (3/28) e padrão em mosaico (1/28). O estudo do lavado broncoalveolar apresentava macrófagos espumosos corados por Sudan, confirmando o diagnóstico da pneumonia lipoide. Após tratamento com múltiplas lavagens broncoalveolares (média = 9,6), 20 crianças tornaram-se assintomáticas, havendo normalização tomográfica em 18. CONCLUSÕES: O diagnóstico de pneumonia lipoide deve ser considerado na pneumonia crônica ou TB refratárias ao tratamento, especialmente se houver história de ingestão de óleo mineral. A broncoscopia com múltiplas lavagens broncoalveolares mostrou-se eficiente para a depuração do óleo aspirado do parênquima pulmonar e a prevenção da fibrose, contribuindo para a redução da morbidade dessa doença, que ainda é pouco diagnosticada.
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Jesus LED, Sias SMA, Vieira AA, Gonçalves IT, Villalba RDC, André MRF. Ascaridíase hepatobiliar complicada por pneumonia lipoídica. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-05822008000200016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJETIVO: Apresentar um caso de ascaridíase hepatobiliar complicado por pneumonia lipoídica e discutir as implicações anestésicas envolvidas. DESCRIÇÃO DO CASO: Menina de dois anos de idade com ascaridíase hepatobiliar complicada por pneumonia lipoídica por aspiração e desnutrição grave, advinda de família em condições sociais precárias em zona rural, com quatro irmãos. Foi tratada com sucesso por uma combinação de lavados broncopulmonares sucessivos e cirurgia. COMENTÁRIOS: Ascaridíase biliar corresponde a cerca de 10% dos casos de complicações de ascaridíase. Apenas uma minoria precisa de tratamento cirúrgico. O uso de óleo mineral por via oral é um tratamento tradicional para a suboclusão intestinal pelo Ascaris lumbricoides, mas a broncoaspiração do óleo e a conseqüente pneumonia lipoídica representam um risco alto para o seu uso. Anestesia geral para laparotomia exploradora em pré-escolar desnutrido com pneumonia lipóide e ascaridíase biliar é uma situação pouco contemplada na literatura médica, o que exigiu um planejamento terapêutico específico.
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- Lisieux Eyer de Jesus
- Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões do Rio de Janeiro; Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Pediátrica; Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil
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Ridaura-Sanz C, López-Corella E, Salazar-Flores M. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia superinfected with acid-fast bacilli in infants: a report of nine cases. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2006; 25:107-17. [PMID: 16908460 DOI: 10.1080/15513810600788798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Super-infection of an exogenous lipoid pneumonia by nontuberculous mycobacteria has been described in the literature. It produces a distinctive histologic picture with suppurative, noncaseating granulomas surrounding lipid vacuoles containing acid-fast bacilli. Mainly isolated cases have been found, but seldom in children. We describe a series of 9 children with similar histological findings. All our patients were under 1 year of age, malnourished, and with chronic respiratory symptoms. The diagnosis, based on the characteristic histology with acid-fast rods, was established at autopsy in 4 cases, on lobectomy specimens in 4 and by open lung biopsy in 1. Mycobacterium fortuitum-chelonei was cultured in 1 case. Gastro-esophageal reflux was documented in all 4 cases in which it was explored. Aspiration of lipid gastric contents or of oil given as medication can result in exogenous lipoid pneumonia, which in turn becomes super-infected with mycobacteria. Recognition of the distinctive histology permits the diagnosis of this complication.
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- Cecilia Ridaura-Sanz
- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
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Lee KH, Kim WS, Cheon JE, Seo JB, Kim IO, Yeon KM. Squalene aspiration pneumonia in children: radiographic and CT findings as the first clue to diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol 2005; 35:619-23. [PMID: 15806404 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2004] [Revised: 12/19/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of squalene aspiration pneumonia in children is often difficult because of minimal non-specific symptoms. OBJECTIVE To investigate the radiological findings of squalene aspiration pneumonia in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the chest radiographs (n = 8) and CT scans (n = 7), including high-resolution CT (n = 3), of eight patients (four boys, four girls; age 3 months to 6 years) with squalene aspiration pneumonia. All patients presented minimal symptoms. RESULTS Chest radiographs showed right-sided predominantly parahilar infiltrations. The extent and the opacity of the lesions decreased slowly during the follow-up period (mean 5.4 months) after halting the exposure. On CT, affected areas appeared as dense consolidations surrounded by ground-glass opacities showing a crazy-paving pattern in a geographic lobular distribution in all patients. The lesions were predominantly in the right lung and dependent areas in all patients and extensively involved all pulmonary lobes in five patients. CONCLUSIONS These radiological findings, although non-specific, can lead to an appropriate diagnosis, particularly when patients present few symptoms.
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- Kyoung Ho Lee
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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Unsinn KM, Freund MC, Rieger M, Jaschke WR. [High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the pediatric lung]. Radiologe 2003; 43:1069-74. [PMID: 14668995 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-003-0986-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lung is a very valuable method in the evaluation of children with acute and chronic lung disease due to the high spatial resolution and precise display of anatomy and pathology without superposition. The following publication will describe an optimized HRCT technique in order to reduce dose, explain various HRCT pattern and explain typical pediatric lung diseases.
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- K M Unsinn
- Kinderradiologie, Univ.- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Furuya ME, Martínez I, Zúñiga-Vásquez G, Hernández-Contreras I. Lipoid pneumonia in children: clinical and imagenological manifestations. Arch Med Res 2000; 31:42-7. [PMID: 10767479 DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(99)00084-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oil-aspiration pneumonia is still a health problem in countries where infants are forced to receive vegetable or animal oil due to traditional habits. The aim of this paper is to present clinical and imagenological characteristics of lipoid pneumonia (LP) in children and a review of the literature. Distinguishing features of and differences between other series are presented. METHODS Series of cases. We retrospectively analyzed all records of children with lipoid pneumonia between 1991 and 1996. RESULTS We found 16 patients aged 1-19 months old with positive oil ingestion in 75% and history of recurrent or persistent pneumonia in 81.2%. In almost 70% of patients, there were underlying conditions known as risk factors of aspiration. Plain films and computed tomography (CT) showed that the right lung was always involved. Fat density was found in only two cases. Bronchoscopy with bronchial lavage was performed in 15 patients, with lipophages positive in each patient. CONCLUSIONS Lipoid pneumonia must be ruled out in the differential diagnosis in infants with persistent or recurrent pneumonia with or without fever, especially in patients with aspiration risk factors. Bronchoscopy with bronchial lavage and positive lipid-laden alveolar macrophages proved a useful method for diagnosis of this condition. More studies are needed to ascertain the clinical and imagenological evolution of this condition.
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- M E Furuya
- Departamento de Neumología, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México, D.F., Mexico.
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Seo JB, Im JG, Kim WS, Seong CK, Song JW, Chung JH. Shark liver oil-induced lipoid pneumonia in pigs: correlation of thin-section CT and histopathologic findings. Radiology 1999; 212:88-96. [PMID: 10405726 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.212.1.r99jl0788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate sequential changes in thin-section computed tomographic (CT) findings after inducement of lipoid pneumonia and provide the histopathologic bases of these findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Shark liver oil was administered to 12 sites in seven pigs. Thin-section CT scans were obtained within 1 hour and at 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks after oil administration. Scans were assessed for opacity, distribution, location at the lobular level, extent, and volume of the lesions. The CT number in consolidation areas also was measured. Findings at CT were correlated with those in the histopathologic specimens. RESULTS Diffuse ground-glass opacity was noted on all immediately obtained scans. The opacity of the lesions was highest at 1 week; then it decreased gradually to an area of ground-glass opacity. The extent and volume of the lesions decreased at follow-up CT. Histopathologically, the lesions showed a lobular distribution sharply demarcated from the normal lungs. The lobules of decreased volume showed residual thickening of the alveolar walls with bronchiolectasis and mild collagen deposition of the interlobular septa. Pathologic examination of the low-attenuating consolidation area at CT revealed evidence of partial aeration. CONCLUSION Thin-section CT findings of lipoid pneumonia include ground-glass opacity and airspace consolidation, followed by complete or incomplete resolution with volume loss and septal thickening. Low-attenuating consolidation at CT does not always indicate the presence of fat.
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- J B Seo
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
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In the Asir region of south-western Saudi Arabia, nasal instillation of olive oil to infants and children in the recumbent position is practised to relieve nasal congestion. Aspiration of olive oil results in lipoid pneumonia resistant to antimicrobial treatment. A series of 5 children, aged 4-72 months, with olive oil-induced lipoid pneumonia is presented. Clinical presentation included persistent coughing, tachypnoea, recurrent febrile illness and chest infections. The pulmonary radiological picture was mainly right middle lobar and perihilar infiltrates. Bronchial lavage and microscopic examination of the aspirate confirmed the presence of fat globules. The pneumonia resolved on treatment with steroids and physiotherapy in the form of clapping and vibrations. For infants and children in this area who present with persistent pulmonary infiltrates which are not responsive to antimicrobials, the differential diagnosis of not only animal fat (ghee, clarified butter) but also of olive oil lipoid pneumonia must be considered.
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- S H Annobil
- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Saud University-Abba Branch, Saudi Arabia
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Exogenous lipoid pneumonia results from the aspiration or inhalation of fatty substances, such as mineral oil found in laxatives or nasal medications containing liquid paraffin. We present standard and lipid-sensitive (Chemical-shift) MR findings in a patient with histologically confirmed lipoid pneumonia. The loss of signal intensity in an area of airspace disease on opposed-phase imaging was considered specific for the presence of lipid.
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- J E Cox
- Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winstom-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA
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Annobil SH, Morad NA, Kameswaran M, el Tahir MI, Adzaku F. Bronchiectasis due to lipid aspiration in childhood: clinical and pathological correlates. ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS 1996; 16:19-25. [PMID: 8787361 DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We report the clinical and pathological features in six Arab children with bronchiectasis caused by ghee lipid aspiration. They all had a history of ghee administration followed by a history of chronic cough dating from early childhood. Chest radiographs showed consolidation/collapse of the right middle and left lower lobes in the majority, and bronchography and chest CT scan confirmed bronchiectasis. The children were treated medically, without any improvement, and five required surgery. The histology of the lung revealed dilated bronchi filled with vacuolated granular eosinophilic material and the peripheral lung tissue was mostly atelectatic with patchy lymphocytic bronchiolitis. Frozen sections of the lung tissue showed scattered lipogranulomas with fat-laden macrophages and fat droplets within peripheral and perivascular lymphatics. In communities where the traditional practice of force-feeding infants and children with ghee exists, it may be an important predisposing cause of bronchiectasis.
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- S H Annobil
- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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A case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a 5-year-old Saudi boy is presented. The child developed painful joints, was found to have clubbing of fingers and radiologically hypertrophic osteoarthropathy was demonstrated. The underlying cause of the condition was ingestion of animal fat in infancy, with a history of ghee oil aspiration which caused a chronic lung inflammation, lipoid pneumonia, proven by lung biopsy.
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- C Hugosson
- Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Duvaltier I, Sitbon O, de Laveaucoupet J, Rain B, Odièvre M. [Acute lipid pneumopathy]. Arch Pediatr 1995; 2:39-42. [PMID: 7735424 DOI: 10.1016/0929-693x(96)89807-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lipid pneumonia in children has rarely been described in Europe. In some countries, due to local customs, the course is chronic. This study describes an acute lipid pneumonia in a young boy. CASE REPORT A 12 year-old boy, previously treated for a rhabdomyosarcoma, developed acute fever with thoracic pain. A chest radiograph revealed heterogenous consolidation. The patient was given oral antibiotics, although no improvement was observed. The diagnosis of lipid pneumonia was made by a bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage. Treatment with corticosteroids was started. Clinical manifestations improved rapidly. One month later, chest radiograph and biological findings were normal. CONCLUSION Diagnosis of lipid pneumonia should be considered in children with an acute febrile pneumonitis non resolving with antibiotic treatment. Examination of the fluid obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage confirms the diagnosis.
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- I Duvaltier
- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Clamart, France
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