[About an unusual case of lipoid pneumonia]

Abstract

Lipoid pneumonia, although uncommon, should be considered when patients had a chronic pneumonia. We report a case of a 40-year-old female who presented with a chronic pneumonia. The CT-scan analysis, then the bronchoalveolar lavage, revealed a lipoid pneumonia. This lipoid pneumonia was caused by chronic inhalation of niaoulis vapors. This etiology has not been described in the literature. Alveolar condensation disappeared one month after bronchoalveolar lavage. This suggests that bronchoalveolar lavage may contribute to opacity regression besides exogenous lipid eviction.

Keywords: Aerosol; Aérosol; Lipoid pneumonia; Niaoulis; Pneumopathie lipidique.